au

Initialism

au

1. IAU recommended unit symbol for astronomical unitsⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ

Noun

au (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of atomic units.
2. Abbreviation of arbitrary units.
3. Abbreviation of astronomical units.
4. Abbreviation of absorbance units.

Anagrams

• U/A, UA, uA

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /æʊ/

Adverb

au

1. also, too

Etymology

From Latin avis, avem.

Noun

au f (plural aus)

1. bird

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaw (/ *ʔu) ("thou").

Pronoun

au

1. you (second-person singular subjective)

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈaw/
• Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• 아우

Etymology

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

Noun

au (Hangul spelling 아우)

1. dog (animal)

Adverb

au

1. up; upwards

References

• “au” in Umberto Martello Martalar, Alfonso Bellotto, Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Setti Communi vicentini, 1st edition, 1974.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Interjection

au

1. ouch!

   Au, ja dat doet pijn! ― Ouch, that hurts!

Conjunction

au

1. H-system spelling of aŭ

Etymology

Related to Finnish avu.

Noun

au (genitive au, partitive au)

1. honour/honor, respect

Etymology

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)

Interjection

au

1. ouch

Anagrams

• -ua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/

• Audio (France, Paris)

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• Rhymes: -o
• Homophones: aulx, aux, eau, eaux, haut, hauts, ho, o, ô, oh, os

Contraction

au (used with a singular masculine noun)

1. Contraction of à le.

   Il étudie la musique au conservatoire.

   He studies music at the conservatory.

See also

• à la
• à l'
• aux

Further reading

• “au” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• ua

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.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Noun

au

1. tree

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [øyː]

Interjection

au

1. An exclamation of awe and surprise; wow.

Romanization

au

1. Rōmaji transcription of あう

Etymology

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

Noun

au

1. dog (animal)

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaw (/ *ʔu) ("thou").

Pronoun

au (plural auoŋ)

1. you (second-person singular subjective)
2. you (second-person singular objective)

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.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Alternative forms

• yeu

Noun

au

1. water

References

• Meeks, Dimitri (1973) Liste des mots méroïtiques ayant une signification connue au supposée, Meroitic Newsletter / Bulletin d'informations méroïtiques № 13, pages 3–20

Noun

au

1. Alternative form of awe

Particle

au

1. yes

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)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auk

Etymology 2

References

• “au” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æʉ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auk

Etymology 2

References

• “au” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• al

Contraction

au

1. contraction of a + le (to the)

Noun

au

1. Alternative spelling of áu (“ear”)

Mutation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aw/

Interjection

au

1. ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)

Further reading

• au in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Alternative forms

• ai

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aw

Interjection

au

1. ouch (expression of minor physical pain)

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.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• aŭ (old orthography)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aw/

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Latin aut.

References

Etymology

From Arabic أَو‎ (ʾaw).

Conjunction

au

1. or

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.

Etymology 2

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)

Alternative forms

• ou

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)

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)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaw˧˧]

Adjective

au

1. bright and cheerful

Further reading

• "au" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)