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Au

See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Translingual

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Etymology

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From Latin aurum.

Symbol

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Au

  1. (chemistry) gold.

English

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Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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Au

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

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Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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Au

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • 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.

Anagrams

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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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.

Noun

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Au f

  1. (Uri) ewe

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Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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From Old High German ouga.

Noun

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Au n

  1. (southern Moselle Franconian) eye

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Au f (genitive Au, plural Auen)

  1. (chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, South Tyrol) Apocopic form of Aue

Declension

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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 terms

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Proper noun

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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

Declension

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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.

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Central Franconian Ooch.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Au n (plural Aue, diminutive Auelche)

  1. eye

Derived terms

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Further reading

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