taus

See also: Taus, täus, and täüs'

English

Noun

taus

1. plural of tau

Anagrams

• Aust, Tusa, USAT, stau, usta, utas

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Finnish

Etymology

From taka (“using the weak stem ta-”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑu̯s/, [ˈt̪ɑu̯s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑus
• Syllabification: taus

Noun

taus

1. behind, backside

Declension

Inflection of taus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		taus	taukset
genitive		tauksen	tausten tauksien
partitive		tausta	tauksia
illative		taukseen	tauksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		taus	taukset
accusative	nom.	taus	taukset
	gen.	tauksen
genitive		tauksen	tausten tauksien
partitive		tausta	tauksia
inessive		tauksessa	tauksissa
elative		tauksesta	tauksista
illative		taukseen	tauksiin
adessive		tauksella	tauksilla
ablative		taukselta	tauksilta
allative		taukselle	tauksille
essive		tauksena	tauksina
translative		taukseksi	tauksiksi
instructive		—	tauksin
abessive		tauksetta	tauksitta
comitative		—	tauksineen

Possessive forms of taus (type vastaus)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	taukseni	tauksemme
2nd person	tauksesi	tauksenne
3rd person	tauksensa

Anagrams

• -stua, -usta, Satu, astu, asut, auts, satu, suat, tsau, usta

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French

Noun

taus m

1. (post-1990) plural of tau

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish tavs

Adjective

taus (masculine and feminine taus, neuter taust, definite singular and plural tause, comparative tausere, indefinite superlative tausest, definite superlative tauseste)

1. quiet, silent

Derived terms

• taushet

References

• “taus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Danish tavs.

Adjective

taus (masculine and feminine taus, neuter taust, definite singular and plural tause, comparative tausare, indefinite superlative tausast, definite superlative tausaste)

1. quiet, silent

   Synonyms: tagal, fåmælt, still

Etymology 2

Doublet of tøs. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

taus f (definite singular tausa, indefinite plural tauser, definite plural tausene)

1. a servant girl
2. an unmarried woman, girl
3. an unmarried woman who has had children

References

• “taus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• stua, suta, tusa

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Portuguese

Noun

taus

1. plural of tau

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Spanish

Noun

taus f pl

1. plural of tau

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White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tau̯˩/

Noun

taus

1. ax, axe; hatchet

References

• Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)