áu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of áu – see 拗 (“to defy; to disobey; hard to read; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 拗).

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ausos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːu̯/

Noun

áu n (genitive áue or óe, nominative plural óe or áue)

  1. ear (organ of hearing)
    Synonym: clúas

Declension

Neuter s-stem
singular dual plural
nominative áu, ó áuN, óN óeL, áueL
vocative áu, ó áuN, óN óeL, áueL
accusative áu, ó áuN, óN óeL, áueL
genitive áueH, óeH áueN, óeN áueN, óeN
dative áuiL, oíL áuib áuib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: ó

Mutation

Mutation of áu
radical lenition nasalization
áu
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 áu n-áu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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