Au

See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin aurum.

Symbol

Au

1. (chemistry) gold.

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English

Proper noun

Au

1. A language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Au terms

Anagrams

• U/A, UA, uA

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Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German au, awi, ou, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognate with German Aue, Dutch ooi, English ewe, Icelandic ær.

Noun

Au f

1. (Uri) ewe

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 29.

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Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Auch (Kölsch)
• Ooch (Bönnsch, northern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German ouga.

Noun

Au n

1. (southern Moselle Franconian) eye

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯/

• Audio:

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Noun

Au f (genitive Au, plural Auen)

1. (chiefly Southern Germany, Austria) Apocopic form of Aue

Derived terms

• Auwald

Proper noun

1. A municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria.
2. A municipality in Saint Gallen, Switzerland.

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʊ̯/

Noun

Au n (plural Aue, diminutive Auelche)

1. eye

Derived terms

• Auedeckel
• Auedokter
• Aueloch
• Aueweh
• Aueweis

 

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary