Au

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Translingual

Etymology

From Latin aurum.

Symbol

Au

  1. (chemistry) gold.

English

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Au

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

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Cantonese 歐／欧 (ou1) or 區／区 (ou1), or from German Au.

Proper noun

Au

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Au is the 4919th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7148 individuals. Au is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (83.07%) individuals.

Anagrams

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

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

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯/
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Noun

Au f (genitive Au, plural Auen)

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

Declension

Declension of Au
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Au die Auen
genitive einer der Au der Auen
dative einer der Au den Auen
accusative eine die Au die Auen

Derived terms

Proper noun

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Au n (proper noun, genitive Aus or (optionally with an article) Au)

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

Declension

Declension of Au
singular
def. noun
nominative das Au
genitive des Aus, Au1
dative dem Au
accusative das Au

1Optionally with an article.

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Central Franconian Ooch.

Pronunciation

Noun

Au n (plural Aue, diminutive Auelche)

  1. eye

Derived terms

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