Láadan

Láa·dan
/ˈlɑ(ː).dɑn/

proper noun

A constructed language designed as an experiment in feminist linguistics.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A constructed language designed as an experiment in feminist linguistics.

Origin

  1. LáadanLáadan
  2. EnglishLáadan

From Láadan Láadan, created by Suzette Haden Elgin in 1982.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic لغة لادان
  • لغة لادانconstructed language
Basque Láadan
  • Láadanconstructed language
Chinese Mandarin 拉丹語 /拉丹语
  • 拉丹語 /拉丹语constructed language
Dutch Láadan
  • Láadanconstructed language
Esperanto Laadano
  • Laadanoconstructed language
French Láadan
  • Láadanconstructed language
German Láadan
  • Láadanconstructed language
Italian Láadan
  • Láadanconstructed language
Japanese ラーダン
  • ラーダン (Rādan)constructed language
Korean 라아단
  • 라아단 (Raadan)constructed language
Polish Láadan
  • Láadanconstructed language
Portuguese Láadan
  • Láadanconstructed language
Russian лаадан
  • лаадан (laadan)constructed language
Spanish Láadan
  • Láadanconstructed language
Ukrainian лаадан
  • лаадан (laadan)constructed language
Cite this entry
APA

Láadan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L%C3%A1adan

MLA

“Láadan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L%C3%A1adan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Láadan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L%C3%A1adan.

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