Aus

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aus"

English

Proper noun

Aus

  1. Abbreviation of Australia.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Calque of English out. Doublet of Out.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

Noun

Aus n (strong, genitive Aus, no plural)

  1. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
  2. (sports) the out of bounds area
  3. end
    • 2012 April 16, Die Welt‎[1], archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 20:
      Der größte europäische Erdbeobachtungssatellit „Envisat“ steht nach einem Totalausfall der Kommunikationssysteme vor dem Aus.
      The largest European Earth-observing satellite "Envisat" faces its end after a total failure of the communication systems.

Declension

Declension of Aus [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Aus
genitive eines des Aus
dative einem dem Aus
accusative ein das Aus

Further reading

  • “Aus” in Duden online
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