Bau
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bau"
English edit
Etymology edit
Various origins:
- Borrowed from German Bau, perhaps a short form of compounds with this element, such as Bauhofer or Baumann.
- Borrowed from French Bau, perhaps a variant of Beau.
- Variant of Bao, a surname of Chinese origin.
Proper noun edit
Bau (plural Baus)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bau is the 37544th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 593 individuals. Bau is most common among White (60.54%), Asian/Pacific Islander (23.95%) and Hispanic/Latino (11.47%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 115.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German bū, bou, from Old High German bū. The plural form Bauten is that of the related Low German Bude (“building”), from Middle Low German bûwete. The singular Baute did not catch on in standard German.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bau m (strong, genitive Baues or Baus, plural Bauten or Baue)
- building, construction (the act of constructing)
- Synonyms: Bauen, Errichtung, Konstruktion
- Antonyms: Abriss, Vernichtung, Zerstörung
- building site, construction site (place where such constructing takes place)
- Synonym: Baustelle
- building, construction, edifice (built-up structure, house)
- Synonyms: Gebäude, Bauwerk, Konstruktion
- burrow (of an animal, especially under ground)
- (colloquial) prison, jail
Usage notes edit
- Nowadays the plural is Bauten for “buildings” and Baue for “burrows”. The other senses do not have a common plural form.
- A third plural Bäue with umlaut is obsolete.
Declension edit
Declension of Bau [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms edit
- Abbau
- Ackerbau
- Anbau
- Anlagenbau
- Aufbau
- Ausbau
- Brückenbau
- Dachsbau
- Einbau
- Fahrzeugbau
- Flugzeugbau
- Fuchsbau
- Gartenbau
- Hausbau
- Hochbau
- Kaninchenbau
- Körperbau
- Landbau
- Leichtbau
- Maschinenbau
- Mauerbau
- Monumentalbau
- Neidbau
- Neubau
- Plattenbau
- Raubbau
- Reaktorbau
- Rückbau
- Satzbau
- Schiffbau
- Schiffsbau
- Schwarzbau
- Strassenbau
- Straßenbau
- Tiefbau
- Überbau
- Umbau
- Unterbau
- Untertagebau
- Wegebau
- Weinbau
- Wohnungsbau
- Zaunbau
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German bū. Cognate with German Bau, Dutch bouw, Swedish bo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bau m (plural Bai)