aud

See also: Aud, AUD, -aud, aud., and Au.D.

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (UK, Ireland) IPA^(key): /əʊd/

Adjective

aud

1. Alternative form of auld

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːd/

Noun

aud (plural auds)

1. (colloquial) Clipping of audience.
   • 1951 March 31, Billboard, page 14:

     […] the show is done in an impossible studio, with about 40 folding chairs jammed in one corner for the aud, and there is a constant racket.

   • 1999, The Variety Insider, page 219:

     Decidedly for adult auds, the pic has definite specialized appeal outside France and should broaden the director's commercial rep and prestige.

   • 2013 March 28, AJ Marechal, “Demi Lovato Set to Return to 'X Factor'”, in Variety‎^[1], Los Angeles, C.A.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-09-26:

     Net confirmed today that Lovato will return to judge season three of the singing competish, which launches this fall. The pop chantoosie joined the show during its second season, helping to draw younger auds to the program.

Estonian

Noun

aud

1. partitive singular of au
2. nominative plural of au

Latvian

Verb

aud

1. inflection of aust:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œʊː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auðr.

Adjective

aud (neuter audt, definite singular and plural aude, comparative audare, indefinite superlative audast, definite superlative audaste)

1. desolate, empty, abandoned

   Om senn kom dei til ein aud gard.

   Eventually, they arrived at a desolate farm.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse auðr.

Noun

aud m (definite singular auden, uncountable)

1. riches, wealth (only used in given names)

Related terms

Male given names:

• Audar
• Audberg
• Audbjørn
• Audbrand
• Auddjarv
• Aude
• Audfast
• Audfinn
• Audgard
• Audgaut
• Audge
• Audgeir
• Audgils, Audgisl, Audgisle
• Audgrim
• Audkjell, Audkjetil
• Audkvat
• Audleiv
• Audlåk
• Audmod
• Audmund
• Audolv, Audulv
• Audreiv
• Audte
• Audun
• Audvald, Audvalde
• Audvard
• Audve
• Audvid

 

Female given names:

• Aud
• Auda
• Audbjørg
• Audelv
• Audga
• Audgjerd
• Audgunn
• Audhild
• Audny

 

References

• “aud” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• dua

Romanian

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

aud

1. inflection of auzi:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative