Radau
See also: radau
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Radau m (strong, genitive Radaus, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Radau [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Radau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Limburgish edit
Alternative forms edit
- Radǫu
- radauw (Veldeke spelling)
- raddou (Valkenburg, obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Radau (attested as early as the early 20th century in Limburgish), of onomatopoeic origin around the mid-19th century in Berlin.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Radau m or n (uncountable) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish, including Eupen, Heerlen, Nieuwenhagen, Valkenburg, Waubach)[2]
Usage notes edit
- In most dialects the masculine gender is used, but some speakers of certain dialects may also use the neuter interchangeably.