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Translingual

Symbol

au

  1. IAU recommended unit symbol for astronomical unit

Usage notes

IAU bodies, such as the Minor Planet Center, themselves frequently use AU instead of "au"

Synonyms

  • ua (BIPM recommendation for the unit symbol of astronomical unit)
  • ㍳ (Unicode glyph for astronomical unit)

English

Noun

au (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of atomic unit.
  2. Abbreviation of arbitrary unit.
  3. Abbreviation of astronomical unit.
  4. Abbreviation of Absorbance Units.

Anagrams

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognate with German auch, Dutch ook, English eke, Swedish och.

Pronunciation

Adverb

au

  1. also, too

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin avis, avem.

Pronunciation

Noun

au f (plural aus)

  1. bird

References

  • “ave”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Arin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *aw.

Pronoun

au

  1. you (singular)

Big Nambas

Interjection

au

  1. yes
    Au, ip'as!.
    Yes, alright!.

References

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin au (“oh! ow! oh dear! goodness gracious!”).

Interjection

au

  1. now (as an incitement to action or to a decision)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin avis, avem, from Proto-Italic *awis (“bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”).

Noun

au f (plural aus)

  2. bird
    Synonym: ocell

Further reading

Cia-Cia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celebic *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

au (Hangul spelling 아우)

  1. dog (animal)

Cimbrian

Etymology

The sense “north” may be reinforced by or a semantic loan from Venetan: vago su a Trénto (“I go north to Trento”, literally “I go up to Trento”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

au (Sette Comuni)

  1. up, upwards
    au un abe ― up and down
    Au in de pèrghe machelts khalt
    Up in the mountains it is cold.
  2. north, up north
    Ich ghéa au kan Triin.
    I'm going up north to Trento.

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

  • “au” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Czech

Interjection

au

  1. ouch
    Synonym: auvajs

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑu̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: au
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯

Interjection

au

  1. ouch!
    Au, ja dat doet pijn! ― Ouch, yeah that hurts!

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: au, o
  • Petjo: aoew

Esperanto

Conjunction

au

  1. H-system spelling of aŭ

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *auvo, itself possibly from Proto-Germanic *auja-, compare Old Norse ey (“luck, heavenly aid”) and Gothic 𐌰𐍅𐌹- (awi-) in 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (awiliuþ). Cognate to Finnish auvo and Livonian o’v. Possibly related to the verb avama.

Noun

au (genitive au, partitive au)

  1. honour/honor, respect

Declension

Declension of au (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative au aud
accusative nom.
gen. au
genitive aude
partitive au ausid
illative ausse audesse
inessive aus audes
elative aust audest
allative aule audele
adessive aul audel
ablative ault audelt
translative auks audeks
terminative auni audeni
essive auna audena
abessive auta audeta
comitative auga audega

Derived terms

Compounds

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also

Fijian personal pronouns
singular dual paucal plural
1st person au keirau (exclusive)
kedaru (inclusive) 		keitou (exclusive)
kedatou (inclusive) 		keimami (exclusive)
keda (inclusive)
2nd person iko kemudrau kemudou kemuni
3rd person koya rau iratou ira

Finnish

Etymology

Natural.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯/, [ˈɑ̝u̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɑu
  • Syllabification(key): au

Interjection

au

  1. ow, ouch

Synonyms

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Contraction

au (used with a singular masculine noun)

  1. Contraction of à le (“to the, for the, at the”).
    Il étudie la musique au conservatoire.
    He studies music at the conservatory.

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Galo

Etymology

From Proto-Tani *fu.

Noun

au

  1. grease, fat, oil

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈau̯/, [ˈɐw], [ˈɔw] (rapid speech)

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
Usage notes
  • Unlike other personal pronouns, au has a separate object form aʻu.
Synonyms
See also
Hawaiian personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, wau māua (exclusive)
kāua (inclusive) 		mākou (exclusive)
kākou (inclusive)
2nd person ʻoe ʻolua ʻoukou
3rd person ia, ʻo ia lāua lākou

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Noun

au

  1. era, period of time
  2. current (water)
  3. movement

Verb

au

  1. (intransitive) to flow
  2. (intransitive) to move

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “au”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hiri Motu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

au

  1. tree

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of au – see 漚 (“to soak for a prolonged period of time; to steep; to suppress one's feelings for a long time; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 漚).
For pronunciation and definitions of au – see 甌 (“cup”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 甌).

Iban

Interjection

au

  1. yes

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Interjection

au

  1. An exclamation of awe and surprise; wow.

Synonyms

Japanese

Romanization

au

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あう

Kedang

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

au

  1. dog (animal)

Kott

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *aw.

Pronoun

au

  1. you (singular)

References

  • Fortescue, M., Vajda, E. (2022) Mid-Holocene Language Connections between Asia and North America (Brill's Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas; 17)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408: “au”

Latin

Pronunciation

Interjection

au

  1. Alternative form of hau (“expressing pain or grief; oh! ah!”)

References

  • “au”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “au”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • au in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

Noun

au (Lontara spelling ᨕᨕᨘ)

  1. ash

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Austronesian *au₂.

Pronunciation

Adverb

au

  1. (Brunei, Sarawak) yes

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Alternative forms

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
See also
Maori personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person (exclusive) au, ahau māua mātou
1st person (inclusive) tāua tātou
2nd person koe kōrua koutou
3rd person ia rāua rātou

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qau, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus (“current, flow”).

Noun

au

  1. current (water)
    Synonyms: kato, āwai, ia
  2. whirlpool; rapid
    Synonym: ripo
  3. wake (of a canoe, etc.)
  4. sea; ocean
    Synonyms: tai, moana

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *qahu, from Proto-Oceanic *qasu (“gall; gall bladder”).

Noun

au

  1. gall; gall bladder
    Synonym: kouawai

Etymology 4

From Proto-Polynesian *qahu, from Proto-Oceanic *qasu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu (“smoke; fume; steam”).

Noun

au

  1. smoke
    Synonyms: auahi, paoa
  2. cloud
    Synonyms: ao, kapua
  3. mist; fog
    Synonyms: haumaringi, kohu

Etymology 5

From Proto-Polynesian *(q)au (“howl, bark”).

Verb

au

  1. to howl, bark (of a dog)

References

  • “au” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Middle English

Noun

au

  1. Alternative form of awe

Miskito

Particle

au

  1. yes

Antonyms

Mokilese

Pronunciation

Noun

au

  1. mouth

Possessive forms

Possessive forms of au (tightly inalienable)
singular possessor first person oawoaioa
second person oawoamwen
third person oawoa
dual possessors first person inclusive oawoasa
first person exclusive oawoama
second person oawoamwa
third person oawoara
plural possessors first person inclusive oawoasai
first person exclusive oawoamai
second person oawoamwai
third person oawoarai
remote plural possessors first person inclusive oawoahs
first person exclusive oawoami
second person oawoamwi
third person oawoahr
construct form oawoan

Derived terms

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also

Niuean personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au maua (exclusive)
taua (inclusive) 		mautolu (exclusive)
tautolu (inclusive)
2nd person koe mua mutolu
3rd person ia laua lautolu

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auk.

Adverb

au

  1. also, too (used mostly in dialects)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Interjection

au!

  1. ouch!

References

  • “nb” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auk.

Adverb

au

  2. also, too
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Interjection

au!

  2. ouch!

Etymology 3

Verb

au

  1. imperative of aua

References

Old French

Alternative forms

Contraction

au

  1. Contraction of a le (“to the”).

Old Irish

Noun

au

  1. Alternative spelling of áu (“ear”)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
au
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-au
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Template:pl-p

Interjection

au

  1. ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)
    Synonyms: aua, auć

Further reading

  • au in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • au in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Hyphenation: au

Interjection

au

  1. ouch (expression of minor physical pain)

See also

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.u/
  • Hyphenation: a‧u

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au. Cognates include Hawaiian au and Maori au.

Pronoun

au

  1. I, me
    • 1995, Rapanui: A descriptive grammar‎[3], page 153:
      Ko tikea 'a e au te moai nui nui ...
      I have seen a big statue.
      Note: This source does not show non-ambiguous glottal stops.

See also

Rapa Nui personal pronouns
Independent
singular dual plural
1st person (excl.) au māua mātou
1st person (incl.) ― tāua tātou
2nd person koe kōrua
3rd person ia rāua

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qau (“current, flow”).

Noun

au

  1. current
    He haro te vaka i te au.
    The boat is towed off course in the current.

References

  • “au”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 140
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[4], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 140

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • aŭ — old orthography

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *habunt,[1] as a conjugated form of Latin habeō.

Verb

au

  1. third-person plural present indicative of avea
    (they) have

Verb

au

  1. (ele/ei) au (modal auxiliary, third-person plural form of avea, used with past participles to form perfect compus tenses)
    (they) have (+ past participle)

Etymology 2

From Latin aut.

Conjunction

au

  1. (rare, regional, archaic) or
    • 1883, Luceafărul, Mihai Eminescu, 149-152:
      Dar cum ai vrea să mă cobor?
      Au nu-nțelegi tu oare,
      Cum că eu sunt nemuritor,
      Și tu ești muritoare?
      But how would I descend to thee?
      Or don't you understand,
      That I am immortal
      And thou a mortal art?
Synonyms

Adverb

au

  1. (interrogative, rhetorical) well?, (now) really?
Synonyms

References

  1. ^ http://www.lingv.ro/RRL%201-2%202009%20Nevaci,%20Todi.pdf

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَو (ʔaw).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

au

  1. or

Synonyms

Tahitian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also

Tahitian personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, vau māua (exclusive)
tāua (inclusive) 		mātou (exclusive)
tātou (inclusive)
2nd person ʻoe ʻōrua ʻoutou
3rd person ʻoia, ʻona rāua rātou

Etymology 2

Verb

au

  1. to sew

Tày

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔawᴬ (“to take”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩐᩣ, Lao ເອົາ (ʼao), Lü ᦀᧁ (˙ʼaw), Tai Dam ꪹꪮꪱ, Shan ဢဝ် (ʼǎo), Ahom 𑜒𑜧 (ʼaw) or 𑜒𑜧𑜈𑜫 (ʼaww) or 𑜒𑜨𑜧 (ʼow), Zhuang aeu, Thai เอา (ao).

Pronunciation

Verb

au (㓜)

  1. to take; to seize; to receive
    au chèn ― to seize money
  2. to marry
    au căn ― to marry each other

Derived terms

References

  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt‎[5][6] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày‎[7] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français‎[8] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Ternate

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *aun (“blood”).

Pronunciation

Noun

au

  1. blood

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qauʀ, compare Indonesian aur.

Noun

au

  1. bamboo

Tidore

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *aun (“blood”).

Noun

au

  1. blood

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈa.u]
  • Hyphenation: a‧u

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au. Cognates include Hawaiian au and Samoan a'u.

Pronoun

au

  1. I, me
See also
Tokelauan personal pronouns
Independent
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) au, kita1 ki māua ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tāua ki tā ki tātou
2nd person koe koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lāua ki lā ki lātou
Agentive clitic
singular dual plural
1st person (excl.) kō ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tā ki tātou
2nd person kē koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lā ki lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *-u. Cognates include Hawaiian āu and Samoan āu.

Determiner

au

  1. (alienable) thy, your
See also
Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) toku,
tota1 		to māua to mā to mātou oku,
ota1 		o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) taku,
tata1 		ta māua ta mā ta mātou aku,
ata1 		a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) hoku,
hota1 		ho māua ho mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1 		ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) haku,
hata1 		ha māua ha mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1 		ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *aqu. Cognates include Tongan aʻu and Samoan au.

Verb

au

  1. (intransitive, + ki) to reach
  2. (stative) to be matured at birth

Etymology 4

From Proto-Polynesian *qau. Cognats include Hawaiian au and Maori au.

Noun

au

  1. current, flow (of water)

Etymology 5

From Proto-Polynesian *qahu. Cognates include Hawaiian au and Samoan au.

Noun

au

  1. gall, bile
  2. gall bladder

Etymology 6

From Proto-Polynesian *hau. Cognates include Maori au and Samoan au.

Noun

au

  1. needle for thatching
  2. comb of needles for tattooing

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[9], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 3

Tongan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

See also

Tuvaluan personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, aku maaua (exclusive)
taaua (inclusive) 		maatou (exclusive)
taatou (inclusive)
2nd person koe koulua koulou
3rd person ia, a ia laaua laatou

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Adjective

au

  1. bright and cheerful

Further reading

West Makian

Pronunciation

Verb

au

  1. (transitive) to climb, ascend
    taau to pu ― I climb the mountain
  2. (intransitive, of the moon) to rise

Conjugation

Conjugation of au (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person taau maau aau
2nd person naau faau
3rd person inanimate iau daau
animate
imperative naau, au faau, au

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[10], Pacific linguistics (as aw)
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎[11], Pacific linguistics

Western Apache

Particle

au

  1. yes
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