Radau

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʁaˈdaʊ̯/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Noun[edit]

Radau m (strong, genitive Radaus, no plural)

  1. racket, row, din, shindy

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Further reading[edit]

  • Radau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Limburgish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Radau (attested as early as the early 20th century in Limburgish), of onomatopoeic origin around the mid-19th century in Berlin.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Radau m or n (uncountable) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish, including Eupen, Heerlen, Nieuwenhagen, Valkenburg, Waubach)[2]

  1. loud noise, racket

Usage notes[edit]

  • In most dialects the masculine gender is used, but some speakers of certain dialects may also use the neuter interchangeably.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Radau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  2. ^ Woordenboek van de Limburgse Dialecten, Deel III, Sectie 4, Aflevering 4, 2004