Aue

See also: aue and auê

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GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• Au
• Awe (obsolete)

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /aʊ̯ə/

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle High German ouwe ‎(“terrain, landscape by water, in water, island”), from Old High German ouwa, from Proto-Germanic *awjō. Compare with old Frisian ei, Swedish ö, Danish ø, old Norse ey; also related to the modern German suffix -ach.

NounEdit

Aue f ‎(plural Auen)

1. A flat, wooded meadow by a river

Etymology 2Edit

From Old High German ouwi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognate with Dutch ooi, English ewe, Latin ovis, Ancient Greek ὄϊς ‎(óïs), Sanskrit अवि ‎(ávi).

NounEdit

Aue f ‎(plural Auen)

1. ewe (female sheep)