au

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Aragonese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin avis

Noun [edit]

au f (plural aus)

  1. bird

Arin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaw (/ *ʔu) ("thou").

Pronoun [edit]

au

  1. you (second-person singular subjective)

Catalan [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Latin au (“oh! ow! oh dear! goodness gracious!”).

Interjection [edit]

au

  1. now (as an incitement to action or to a decision)

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Latin avis.

Noun [edit]

au f (plural aus)

  1. bird

Cia-Cia [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Alternative forms [edit]

Noun [edit]

au (Hangul spelling 아우)

  1. dog (animal)

Dutch [edit]

Interjection [edit]

au

  1. ouch!
    Au, ja dat doet pijn! — Ouch, that hurts!

Estonian [edit]

Noun [edit]

au (genitive au, partitive au)

  1. honour/honor

Declension [edit]

This Estonian noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms [edit]

Fijian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun [edit]

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also [edit]

Fijian personal pronouns
singular dual paucal plural
1st person au keirau (exclusive)
kedaru (inclusive)		 keitou (exclusive)
kedatou (inclusive)		 keimami (exclusive)
keda (inclusive)
2nd person iko kemudrau kemudou kemunii
3rd person koya rau iratou ira

Finnish [edit]

Interjection [edit]

au

  1. ouch

Synonyms [edit]

French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Contraction [edit]

au (used with a singular masculine noun)

  1. Contraction of à le (“to the, for the, at the”).
    Il étudie la musique au Conservatoire.
    He studies music at the Conservatory.

See also [edit]

Anagrams [edit]

Hawaiian [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun [edit]

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
Usage notes [edit]
  • Unlike other personal pronouns, au has a separate object form aʻu.
Synonyms [edit]
See also [edit]
Hawaiian personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, wau māua (exclusive)
kāua (inclusive)		 mākou (exclusive)
kākou (inclusive)
2nd person ʻoe ʻolua ʻoukou
3rd person ia, ʻo ia lāua lākou

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Noun [edit]

au

  1. era, period of time
  2. current (water)
  3. movement

Verb [edit]

au

  1. (intransitive) to flow
  2. (intransitive) to move

Hiri Motu [edit]

Noun [edit]

au

  1. tree

Icelandic [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Interjection [edit]

au

  1. An exclamation of awe and surprise; wow.

Synonyms [edit]

Japanese [edit]

Romanization [edit]

au

  1. See あう

Kedang [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun [edit]

au

  1. dog (animal)

Kott [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaw (/ *ʔu) ("thou").

Pronoun [edit]

au (plural auoŋ)

  1. you (second-person singular subjective)
  2. you (second-person singular objective)

Maori [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun [edit]

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
See also [edit]
Maori personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au māua (exclusive)
tāua (inclusive)		 mātou (exclusive)
tātou (inclusive)
2nd person koe kōrua koutou
3rd person ia rāua rātou

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Noun [edit]

au

  1. current (water)

Niuean [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun [edit]

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also [edit]

Niuean personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au maua (exclusive)
taua (inclusive)		 mautolu (exclusive)
tautolu (inclusive)
2nd person koe mua mutolu
3rd person ia laua lautolu

Norwegian [edit]

Adverb [edit]

au

  1. also, too (used mostly in dialects)

Interjection [edit]

au!

  1. ouch!

Old French [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Contraction [edit]

au

  1. contraction of a + le (to the)

Polish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Interjection [edit]

au

  1. ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)

Synonyms [edit]

Rapa Nui [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun [edit]

au

  1. I/me (personal pronoun)
    1995, Veronica de Feu, Rapanui: A Descriptive Grammar, page 153:
    Ko tikea 'a e au te moai nui nui ... 'I have seen a big statue.'
    Note: This source does not show non-ambiguous glottal stops.
See also [edit]
Rapa Nui personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au maua (exclusive)
taua (inclusive)		 matou (exclusive)
tatou (inclusive)
2nd person koe korua
3rd person ia raua

Etymology 2 [edit]

Noun [edit]

au

  1. smoke

Romanian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Verb [edit]

au

  1. third-person plural present tense form of avea. they have

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Latin aut.

Conjunction [edit]

au

  1. (rare) or
Synonyms [edit]

Adverb [edit]

au

  1. (interrogative, rhetorical) well?, (now) really?
Synonyms [edit]

Swahili [edit]

Conjunction [edit]

au

  1. or

Tahitian [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun [edit]

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also [edit]

Tahitian personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, vau māua (exclusive)
tāua (inclusive)		 mātou (exclusive)
tātou (inclusive)
2nd person 'oe 'ōrua 'outou
3rd person 'oia, 'ona rāua rātou

Etymology 2 [edit]

Verb [edit]

au

  1. to sew

Tokelauan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun [edit]

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also [edit]

Tokelauan personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, kita, kō ki māua, ki mā (exclusive)
ki tāua, ki tā (inclusive)		 ki mātou (exclusive)
ki tātou (inclusive)
2nd person koe, kē koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lāua, ki lā ki lātou

Tongan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Alternative forms [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Tuvaluan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun [edit]

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also [edit]

Tuvaluan personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, aku maaua (exclusive)
taaua (inclusive)		 maatou (exclusive)
taatou (inclusive)
2nd person koe koulua koulou
3rd person ia, a ia laaua laatou

Vietnamese [edit]

Adjective [edit]

au

  1. bright and cheerful

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