Bau
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bau"
English
editEtymology 1
editVarious origins:
- Borrowed from German Bau, perhaps a short form of compounds with this element, such as Bauhofer or Baumann.
- Borrowed from French Bau, perhaps a variant of Beau.
- Variant of Bao, a surname of Chinese origin.
Proper noun
editBau (plural Baus)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bau is the 37544th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 593 individuals. Bau is most common among White (60.54%), Asian/Pacific Islander (23.95%) and Hispanic/Latino (11.47%) individuals.
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editBau
- (Mesopotamian mythology) A Mesopotamian goddess, initially a life-giving deity sometimes associated with the creation of mankind, later a goddess of healing and medicine.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 115.
- Gula (goddess) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ninisina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German bū, bou, from Old High German bū. The plural form Bauten is that of the related Low German Bude (“building”), from Middle Low German bûwete. The singular Baute did not catch on in standard German.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBau m (strong, genitive Baues or Baus, plural Bauten or Baue)
- building, construction (the act of constructing)
- Synonyms: Bauen, Errichtung, Konstruktion
- Antonyms: Abriss, Vernichtung, Zerstörung
- building site, construction site (place where such constructing takes place)
- Synonym: Baustelle
- building, construction, edifice (built-up structure, house)
- Synonyms: Gebäude, Bauwerk, Konstruktion
- burrow (of an animal, especially under ground)
- (colloquial) prison, jail
Usage notes
edit- Nowadays the plural is Bauten for “buildings” and Baue for “burrows”. The other senses do not have a common plural form.
- A third plural Bäue with umlaut is obsolete.
Declension
editDeclension of Bau [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
edit- Abbau
- Ackerbau
- Anbau
- Anlagenbau
- Aufbau
- Ausbau
- Brückenbau
- Dachsbau
- Einbau
- Fahrzeugbau
- Flugzeugbau
- Fuchsbau
- Gartenbau
- Hausbau
- Hochbau
- Kaninchenbau
- Körperbau
- Landbau
- Leichtbau
- Maschinenbau
- Mauerbau
- Monumentalbau
- Neidbau
- Neubau
- Plattenbau
- Raubbau
- Reaktorbau
- Rückbau
- Satzbau
- Schiffbau
- Schiffsbau
- Schwarzbau
- Strassenbau
- Straßenbau
- Tiefbau
- Überbau
- Umbau
- Unterbau
- Untertagebau
- Wegebau
- Weinbau
- Wohnungsbau
- Zaunbau
Related terms
editFurther reading
editLuxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German bū. Cognate with German Bau, Dutch bouw, Swedish bo.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBau m (plural Bai)
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