Dau
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dau"
Central Franconian
Etymology 1
From Old High German *dou, northern variant of tou.
Alternative forms
- Dou (alternative spelling; chiefly used for Moselle Franconian dialects)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔu̯/
Noun
Dau m (no plural)
- (most dialects) dew
Etymology 2
From the verb däue. Compare Dutch douw.
Alternative forms
- Däu
- Dei (Moselle Franconian)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dou̯/
Noun
Dau m (plural Daue)
- (Ripuarian) push
- Däm moss mer ens ene Dau jevve, datt e noh vüre kütt.
- He’d need to be given a push, so that he might get ahead.
Kapampangan
Etymology
Fron dau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dəˈu/ [dəˈu]
- Syllabification: Da‧u
Proper noun
Dau
- a barangay of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian dāw, from Proto-West Germanic *dauw. Cognates include West Frisian dau and German Tau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daːu̯/
- Hyphenation: Dau
- Rhymes: -aːu̯
Noun
Dau m (uncountable)
Related terms
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “Dau”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Kapampangan Dau, from dau.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /daˈu/ [d̪ɐˈu], /daˈwu/ [d̪ɐˈwu] (prescribed)
- IPA(key): /daˈʔu/ [d̪ɐˈʔu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: Da‧u
Proper noun
Daú (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏᜓ or ᜇᜂ)
- a barangay of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines