Au

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Translingual

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Etymology

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From Latin aurum.

Symbol

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Au

  1. (chemistry) gold.

English

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Au

  1. A language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Cantonese (ou1) or (ou1), or from German Au.

Proper noun

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Au

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Au is the 4919th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7148 individuals. Au is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (83.07%) individuals.

Anagrams

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Old High German au, awi, ou, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognate with German Aue, Dutch ooi, English ewe, Icelandic ær.

Noun

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Au f

  1. (Uri) ewe

References

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Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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  • Auch (Kölsch)
  • Ooch (Bönnsch, northern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

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From Old High German ouga.

Noun

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Au n

  1. (southern Moselle Franconian) eye

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯/
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Noun

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Au f (genitive Au, plural Auen)

  1. (chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, South Tyrol) Apocopic form of Aue

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Proper noun

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Au n (proper noun, genitive Aus or (optionally with an article) Au)

  1. A municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria
  2. A municipality of Saint Gallen canton, Switzerland

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Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Central Franconian Ooch.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Au n (plural Aue, diminutive Auelche)

  1. eye

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