Gau
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German göu, gou, from Old High German gawi, gouwi, from Proto-Germanic *gawją (compare Low German Gohe, Dutch gouw, West Frisian gea, goa, Old English ġē), from earlier *gaawja (“riverlands, lakeside land”), from collective *ga- + *awjō (“land by a waterway”) (compare German Aue).
Noun
Gau m (genitive Gaus or Gaues, plural Gaue)
- (now chiefly in placenames) shire; district
- (historical) an administrative unit of the Third Reich
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the acronym GAU (“worst-case scenario”).
Noun
Gau m (genitive Gaus or Gaues, plural Gaue)
- (informal) an accident, a calamity
- Roland Kopp-Wichmann, Depression ist für das Herz genauso schädlich wie Rauchen:
- Außerdem neigen die Blutplättchen von depressiven Menschen eher dazu, sich zu Gerinnseln zusammenzuballen. Diese können irgendwann wichtige Adern verstopfen und einen Gau im Herzen oder Hirn auslösen.
- Roland Kopp-Wichmann, Depression ist für das Herz genauso schädlich wie Rauchen:
Declension
References
- “Gau” in Duden online
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