Wau

See also: wau, wa'u, and wau'

English

Alternative forms

• (a city in South Sudan) Waw, Wow

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Wau

1. A town in Papua New Guinea.
2. A city in South Sudan.

Translations

city in South Sudan

• Arabic: وَاو f (wāw)

Anagrams

• UAW

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaʊ̯/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Etymology 1

17th century, borrowed from Dutch wouw, from Middle Dutch woude. Cognate with English weld, French gaude. Further origin unknown.

Noun

Wau m (strong, genitive Waues or Waus, plural Waue)

1. (botany) reseda (Reseda gen. et spp.)

   Synonyms: Resede, Reseda

2. (most often specifically) dyer's weed, weld (Reseda luteola)

   Synonyms: Färberwau, Gelbkraut

Declension

Declension of Wau [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wau	die	Waue
genitive	eines	des	Waues, Waus	der	Waue
dative	einem	dem	Wau, Waue1	den	Wauen
accusative	einen	den	Wau	die	Waue

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

Nominalisation of wau (interjection) and/or deverbal from wauen.

Noun

Wau n or m (strong, genitive Wau or Waus or Waues, plural Waus or Waue)

1. (rare) a woof, a short bark

Declension

Declension of Wau [neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Wau	die	Waus, Waue
genitive	eines	des	Wau, Waus, Waues	der	Waus, Waue
dative	einem	dem	Wau, Waue1	den	Waus, Wauen
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Wau	die	Waus, Waue

¹Now rare, see notes.

References

• “Wau” in Duden online
• “Wau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache