luge

Noun

1. (countable, feminine) luge (sled) (the sport of luge)
2. (feminine, uncountable) luge (sport) (the sport of luge); ellipsis of luge de course
3. (countable, feminine) sledge, sled (course sur luge, hockey sur luge)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of luger:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of luger:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lyʒ/

Etymology

From Swiss French/Franco-Provençal, from Medieval Latin sludia, from Late Latin sclodia, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *stludio, from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“slippery”).

Concepts

sledge

sled

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sleigh

toboggan

luge

horse-sleigh

bobsleigh

slede

bobsled

Synonyms

traîneau

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carriole

toboggan

traineau

pulka

traïneau

Translations

Schlitten

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slitta

trineo

slee

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kızak

slede

έλκηθρο

sanie

sanki

luge

trenó

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trineo pequeño

slittino

trineu

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Rodel

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