Hokkien edit

For pronunciation and definitions of áu – see (“to defy; to disobey; hard to read; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Old Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *ausos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

áu n (genitive áue or óe, nominative plural óe or áue)

  1. ear (organ of hearing)
    Synonym: clúas

Declension edit

Neuter s-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative áu, ó áuN, óN óeL, áueL
Vocative áu, ó áuN, óN óeL, áueL
Accusative áu, ó áuN, óN óeL, áueL
Genitive áueH, óeH áueN, óeN áueN, óeN
Dative áuiL, L áuib áuib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants edit

  • Middle Irish: ó

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
áu unchanged n-áu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit