au

See also Appendix:Variations of "au"

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin avis

Noun

au f (plural aus)

  1. bird
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Arin

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaw (/ *ʔu) ("thou").

Pronoun

au

  1. you (second-person singular subjective)
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Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin au (“oh! ow! oh dear! goodness gracious!”).

Interjection

au

  1. now (as an incitement to action or to a decision)

Etymology 2

From Latin avis.

Noun

au f (plural aus)

  1. bird
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Cia-Cia

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Alternative forms

Noun

au (Hangul spelling 아우)

  1. dog (animal)
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Dutch

Interjection

au

  1. ouch!
    Au, ja dat doet pijn! — Ouch, that hurts!
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Estonian

Noun

au (genitive au, partitive au)

  1. honour/honor

Declension

This Estonian noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • auhind
  • aupaklik
  • ausõna
  • autasu
  • meheau
  • mundriau
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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also

Fijian personal pronouns
singular dual paucal plural
1st person au keirau (exclusive)
kedaru (inclusive)		 keitou (exclusive)
kedatou (inclusive)		 keimami (exclusive)
keda (inclusive)
2nd person iko kemudrau kemudou kemunii
3rd person koya rau iratou ira
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Finnish

Interjection

au

  1. ouch

Synonyms

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French

Pronunciation

Contraction

au (used with a singular masculine noun)

  1. Contraction of à le (“to the, for the, at the”).
    Il étudie la musique au Conservatoire.
    He studies music at the Conservatory.

See also

Anagrams

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Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
Usage notes
  • Unlike other personal pronouns, au has a separate object form aʻu.
Synonyms
See also
Hawaiian personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, wau māua (exclusive)
kāua (inclusive)		 mākou (exclusive)
kākou (inclusive)
2nd person ʻoe ʻolua ʻoukou
3rd person ia, ʻo ia lāua lākou

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Noun

au

  1. era, period of time
  2. current (water)
  3. movement

Verb

au

  1. (intransitive) to flow
  2. (intransitive) to move
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Hiri Motu

Noun

au

  1. tree
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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Interjection

au

  1. An exclamation of awe and surprise; wow.

Synonyms

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Japanese

Romanization

au

  1. See あう
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Kedang

Etymology

From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

au

  1. dog (animal)
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Kott

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaw (/ *ʔu) ("thou").

Pronoun

au (plural auoŋ)

  1. you (second-person singular subjective)
  2. you (second-person singular objective)
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Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
See also
Maori personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au māua (exclusive)
tāua (inclusive)		 mātou (exclusive)
tātou (inclusive)
2nd person koe kōrua koutou
3rd person ia rāua rātou

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Noun

au

  1. current (water)
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Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also

Niuean personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au maua (exclusive)
taua (inclusive)		 mautolu (exclusive)
tautolu (inclusive)
2nd person koe mua mutolu
3rd person ia laua lautolu
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Norwegian

Adverb

au

  1. also, too (used mostly in dialects)

Interjection

au!

  1. ouch!
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Old French

Alternative forms

Contraction

au

  1. contraction of a + le (to the)
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Polish

Pronunciation

Interjection

au

  1. ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)

Synonyms

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Rapa Nui

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I/me (personal pronoun)
    1995, Veronica de Feu, Rapanui: A Descriptive Grammar, page 153:
    Ko tikea 'a e au te moai nui nui ... 'I have seen a big statue.'
    Note: This source does not show non-ambiguous glottal stops.
See also
Rapa Nui personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au maua (exclusive)
taua (inclusive)		 matou (exclusive)
tatou (inclusive)
2nd person koe korua
3rd person ia raua

Etymology 2

Noun

au

  1. smoke
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Romanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

au

  1. third-person plural present tense form of avea. they have

Etymology 2

From Latin aut.

Conjunction

au

  1. (rare) or
Synonyms

Adverb

au

  1. (interrogative, rhetorical) well?, (now) really?
Synonyms
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Swahili

Conjunction

au

  1. or
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Tahitian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also

Tahitian personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, vau māua (exclusive)
tāua (inclusive)		 mātou (exclusive)
tātou (inclusive)
2nd person 'oe 'ōrua 'outou
3rd person 'oia, 'ona rāua rātou

Etymology 2

Verb

au

  1. to sew
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Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also

Tokelauan personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, kita, kō ki māua, ki mā (exclusive)
ki tāua, ki tā (inclusive)		 ki mātou (exclusive)
ki tātou (inclusive)
2nd person koe, kē koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lāua, ki lā ki lātou
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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Alternative forms

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)
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Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also

Tuvaluan personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, aku maaua (exclusive)
taaua (inclusive)		 maatou (exclusive)
taatou (inclusive)
2nd person koe koulua koulou
3rd person ia, a ia laaua laatou
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Vietnamese

Adjective

au

  1. bright and cheerful

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