Radau

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaˈdaʊ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Noun

Radau m (strong, genitive Radaus, no plural)

  1. racket, row, din, shindy

Declension

Declension of Radau
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Radau
genitive eines des Radaus
dative einem dem Radau
accusative einen den Radau

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Radau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Radau (attested as early as the early 20th century in Limburgish), of onomatopoeic origin around the mid-19th century in Berlin.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

Radau m or n (uncountable) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish, including Eupen, Heerlen, Nieuwenhagen, Valkenburg, Waubach)[2]

  1. loud noise, racket

Usage notes

  • In most dialects the masculine gender is used, but some speakers of certain dialects may also use the neuter interchangeably.

References

  1. ^ “Radau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  2. ^ Woordenboek van de Limburgse Dialecten, Deel III, Sectie 4, Aflevering 4, 2004
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