Sau

See also: sau, SAU, sáu, sâu, său, s-au, sau-, and sa'u

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Sou (spelling variant, chiefly used for Moselle Franconian dialects)

Etymology

From Old High German sū.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zou̯/

Noun

Sau f (plural Säu or Sei, diminutive Säuche or Seiche)

1. (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) sow; female pig
2. (eastern Moselle Franconian) pig (male or female)

Usage notes

• The inflected forms with -äu- are Ripuarian, those with -ei- are Moselle Franconian.

Synonyms

• (any pig): Ferke; Schwein

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German

Etymology

From Old High German sū (akin to Old English sū), from Proto-Germanic *sūz, from Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaʊ̯/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Noun

Sau f (genitive Sau, plural Säue or Sauen)

1. sow, female pig
2. (figuratively) a dislikable or unethical person

Usage notes

• In the concrete sense, the plurals Säue and Sauen are both common, although Säue is probably more wide-spread. In the figurative sense, only Säue is common.
• Generic term is Schwein.

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German sū, from Old High German sū, from Proto-Germanic *sūz. Cognate with German Sau, English sow, Icelandic sýr, Swedish so.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zæːʊ̯/

Noun

Sau f (plural Sai)

1. sow (female pig)