Dau

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dau"

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Old High German *dou, northern variant of tou.

Alternative forms

  • Dou (alternative spelling; chiefly used for Moselle Franconian dialects)

Pronunciation

Noun

Dau m (no plural)

  1. (most dialects) dew

Etymology 2

From the verb däue. Compare Dutch douw.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Dau m (plural Daue)

  1. (Ripuarian) push
    Däm moss mer ens ene Dau jevve, datt e noh vüre kütt.
    He’d need to be given a push, so that he might get ahead.

Kapampangan

Etymology

Fron dau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəˈu/,
  • Syllabification: Da‧u

Proper noun

Dau

  1. A barangay of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines

Saterland Frisian

Dau (1) ap dät Gäärs.
Dau (2).

Etymology

From Old Frisian dāw, from Proto-West Germanic *dauw. Cognates include West Frisian dau and German Tau.

Pronunciation

Noun

Dau m (uncountable)

  1. dew
  2. drizzle

Related terms

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Dau”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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