Wiktionary

Au

See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

TranslingualEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin aurum.

SymbolEdit

Au

  1. (chemistry) gold.

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper nounEdit

Au

  1. A language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Cantonese 歐／欧 (ou1) or 區／区 (ou1), or from German Au.

Proper nounEdit

Au

  1. A surname.

StatisticsEdit

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Au is the 4919th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7148 individuals. Au is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (83.07%) individuals.

AnagramsEdit

Alemannic GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old High German au, awi, ou, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognate with German Aue, Dutch ooi, English ewe, Icelandic ær.

NounEdit

Au f

  1. (Uri) ewe

ReferencesEdit

Central FranconianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • Auch (Kölsch)
  • Ooch (Bönnsch, northern Moselle Franconian)

EtymologyEdit

From Old High German ouga.

NounEdit

Au n

  1. (southern Moselle Franconian) eye

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯/
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NounEdit

Au f (genitive Au, plural Auen)

  1. (chiefly Southern German, Austria) Apocopic form of Aue

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Au [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Au die Auen
genitive einer der Au der Auen
dative einer der Au den Auen
accusative eine die Au die Auen

Derived termsEdit

Proper nounEdit

 
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Au n (proper noun, genitive Aus or (optionally with an article) Au)

  1. A municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria
  2. A municipality of Saint Gallen canton, Switzerland

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Au [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Au
genitive des Aus, Au1
dative dem Au
accusative das Au

1Optionally with an article.

HunsrikEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Central Franconian Ooch.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Au n (plural Aue, diminutive Auelche)

  1. eye

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

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