Au
See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"
English
Etymology 1
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See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Au terms
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.
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.
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 29.
Central Franconian
Etymology
From Old High German ouga.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯/
Audio (file)
Declension
Derived terms
- Auwald
Proper noun
Au n (proper noun, genitive Aus or (optionally with an article) Au)
- A municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria
- A municipality of Saint Gallen canton, Switzerland
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Central Franconian Ooch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʊ̯/
Derived terms
- Auedeckel
- Auedokter
- Aueloch
- Aueweh
- Aueweis
Further reading
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