Landau
See also: landau
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlændaʊ/, /ˈlændɔː/
Proper noun
Landau (plural Landaus)
- A surname.
Derived terms
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From the common West Germanic element *land (“land, territory”)[1] and *auwju (“floodplain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlandaʊ̯/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Lan‧dau
Proper noun
Landau n (proper noun, genitive Landaus or (optionally with an article) Landau)
- Landau (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; official name: Landau in der Pfalz)
- a town in Dingolfing-Landau district, Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria; official name: Landau an der Isar
Derived terms
Proper noun
Landau m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Landaus or (with an article) Landau, feminine genitive Landau, plural Landaus)
- a chiefly Jewish surname transferred from the place name
Related terms
- Landberg, Landesberg, Landsberg, Lanzberg, Lanzenberg
- Adenauer, Eisenhauer, Hanauer, Lindauer, Schongauer, Steinauer
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “landau”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlan.daw/
- Rhymes: -andaw
- Syllabification: Lan‧dau
Proper noun
Landau m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Landau
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Landau | Landauowie |
| genitive | Landaua | Landauów |
| dative | Landauowi | Landauom |
| accusative | Landaua | Landauów |
| instrumental | Landauem | Landauami |
| locative | Landau | Landauach |
| vocative | Landau | Landauowie |
Proper noun
Landau f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
See also
- Appendix:Polish surnames