Au

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Translingual

Etymology

From Latin aurum.

Symbol

Au

  1. (chemistry) gold.

English

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Au

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

See also

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Au

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • 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

Alemannic German

Etymology

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

Au f

  1. (Uri) ewe

References

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Old High German ouga.

Noun

Au n

  1. (southern Moselle Franconian) eye

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯/
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Noun

Au f (genitive Au, plural Auen)

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

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

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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

Declension

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Central Franconian Ooch.

Pronunciation

Noun

Au n (plural Aue, diminutive Auelche)

  1. eye

Derived terms

Further reading