luode

• IPA^(key): /ˈluode(ʔ)/
• Hyphenation: luo‧de

Uncertain. Theories include relation to luoda and luo (possibly a verb with like luotaa "to descend") and relation to etymology 2 (Germanic origin). Cognate to Estonian loe (“northwest”) and Karelian luuveh (“west, southwest”).

luode

1. northwest

• kaakko

• luoteinen = northwestern
• luoteis- = northwest as adjective, like in luoteisväylä = northwest passage
• luoteenpuoleinen = roughly northwestern, as of wind

• länsiluode
• pohjoisluode

Cardinal Directions

luode	pohjoinen	koillinen
länsi		itä
lounas	etelä	kaakko

Originally meant flood or high tide; from a Germanic language, a cognate of German Flut, Swedish flod.

luode

1. ebb (receding tide)

• laskuvesi

• vuoksi

• luodevesi
• luodevirtaus