Wau

See also: wau, wa'u, and wau'

English

Alternative forms
  • (a city in South Sudan) Waw, Wow

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Wau

  1. A town in Papua New Guinea.
  2. A city in South Sudan.

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German

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

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)

  1. (botany) reseda (Reseda gen. et spp.)
    Synonyms: Resede, Reseda
  2. (most often specifically) dyer's weed, weld (Reseda luteola)
    Synonyms: Färberwau, Gelbkraut
Declension
Declension of Wau [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wau die Waue
genitive eines des Waues, Waus der Waue
dative einem dem Wau, Waue1 den Wauen
accusative einen den Wau die Waue

1Now rare, see notes.

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)

  1. (rare) a woof, a short bark
Declension
Declension of Wau [neuter // masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Wau die Waus, Waue
genitive eines des Wau, Waus, Waues der Waus, Waue
dative einem dem Wau, Waue1 den Waus, Wauen
accusative ein, einen das, den Wau die Waus, Waue

1Now rare, see notes.

References
  • “Wau” in Duden online
  • “Wau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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