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English
Alternative forms
- (a city in South Sudan) Waw, Wow
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Wau
- A town in Papua New Guinea.
- A city in South Sudan.
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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
17th century, borrowed from Dutch wouw, from Middle Dutch woude. Cognate with English weld, French gaude. Further origin unknown.
Noun
Wau m (strong, genitive Waues or Waus, plural Waue)
- (botany) reseda (Reseda gen. et spp.)
- Synonyms: Resede, Reseda
- (most often specifically) dyer's weed, weld (Reseda luteola)
- Synonyms: Färberwau, Gelbkraut
Declension
Etymology 2
Nominalisation of wau (interjection) and/or deverbal from wauen.
Noun
Wau n or m (strong, genitive Wau or Waus or Waues, plural Waus or Waue)
- (rare) a woof, a short bark
Declension
Declension of Wau
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singular
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plural
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indef.
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def.
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noun
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def.
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noun
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nominative
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ein
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das, der
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Wau
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die
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Waus, Waue
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genitive
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eines
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des
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Wau, Waus, Waues
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der
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Waus, Waue
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dative
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einem
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dem
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Wau, Waue1
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den
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Waus, Wauen
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accusative
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ein, einen
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das, den
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Wau
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die
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Waus, Waue
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References
- “Wau” in Duden online
- “Wau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache