EnglishEdit

NounEdit

dau

  1. (genealogy) Abbreviation of daughter. (often with implied 'of')
    Jane, dau John

See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

AnusEdit

NounEdit

dau

  1. leaf

ReferencesEdit

  • George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

AromanianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin . Compare Daco-Romanian da, dau.

VerbEdit

dau (third-person singular present indicative da, past participle datã)

  1. I give.
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Feminine form of doi. From Latin duae, nominative feminine of duo.

Alternative formsEdit

NumeralEdit

dau f (masculine doi)

  1. two

BonggoEdit

NounEdit

dau

  1. leaf

ReferencesEdit

  • George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From a Vulgar Latin *dadu, of uncertain origin; perhaps of Arabic origin, cf. أَعْدَاد(ʔaʕdād), or alternatively from Latin datum, from datus (given), the past participle of dare (to give), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (to lay out, to spread out). Compare French , Italian dado, Spanish and Portuguese dado.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

dau m (plural daus)

  1. die (polyhedron with symbols on each side)
  2. (castells) vent (position in the pinya)

HausaEdit

PronunciationEdit

IdeophoneEdit

dàu

  1. (of a hue) deep

KapampanganEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare Tagalog dao.

NounEdit

dau

  1. dao (Dracontomelon dao).

LaboyaEdit

NounEdit

dau

  1. year
    dau kalangnganalast year
    dau ta aronext year

ReferencesEdit

  • Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “dau”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 14

Lhao VoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate with Lashi ladu and Burmese တူ (tu, hammer).

NounEdit

dau

  1. hammer

ReferencesEdit

  • Dr. Ola Hanson, A Dictionary of the Kachin Language (1906).

Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse dauðr.

AdjectiveEdit

dau (masculine and feminine dau, neuter daut, definite singular and plural daue)

  1. (dialectal) dead

Alternative formsEdit

ReferencesEdit

AnagramsEdit

OccitanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

ContractionEdit

dau

  1. Contraction of de + lo

RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaw/
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Hyphenation: dau

VerbEdit

dau

  1. inflection of da:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present indicative

SwahiliEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (file)

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

dau (ma class, plural madau)

  1. dhow (traditional sailing vessel)

ReferencesEdit

  • Martin Walsh (2020), “Sewn boats of the Swahili coast: The mtepe and the dau reconsidered”, in Kenya Past and Present, issue 47, pages 23-32

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

NounEdit

dau (ma class, plural madau)

  1. a prize pool

TarpiaEdit

NounEdit

dau

  1. leaf

ReferencesEdit

  • George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

TshwaEdit

NounEdit

dau

  1. (Cire-Cire) ash

VerbEdit

dau

  1. (Cire-Cire) to burn

ReferencesEdit

  • Pavol Štekauer, Salvador Valera, Lívia Kőrtvélyessy, Word-Formation in the World's Languages: A Typological Survey (2012)

WelshEdit

Welsh numbers (edit)
20[a], [b], [c]
 ←  1 2 3  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal (masculine): dau
    Cardinal (feminine): dwy
    Ordinal: ail, eilfed
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2il
    Adverbial: dwywaith
    Multiplier: dwbl
Welsh Wikipedia article on 2

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Brythonic *dọw, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

PronunciationEdit

NumeralEdit

dau m (feminine dwy) (triggers soft mutation)

  1. (cardinal number) two

Usage notesEdit

In compounds, generally takes the form deu-:

dau + ‎deg (ten) → ‎deuddeg (twelve).
dau + ‎pegwn (pole) → ‎deubegwn (dipole).

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dau ddau nau unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

ReferencesEdit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies