Dau

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dau"

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Old High German *dou, northern variant of tou.

Alternative forms

• Dou (alternative spelling; chiefly used for Moselle Franconian dialects)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔu̯/

Noun

Dau m (no plural)

1. (most dialects) dew

Etymology 2

From the verb däue. Compare Dutch douw.

Alternative forms

• Däu
• Dei (Moselle Franconian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dou̯/

Noun

Dau m (plural Daue)

1. (Ripuarian) push

   Däm moss mer ens ene Dau jevve, datt e noh vüre kütt.

   He’d need to be given a push, so that he might get ahead.

Kapampangan

Etymology

Fron dau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈu/ [dəˈu]
• Syllabification: Da‧u

Proper noun

Dau

1. A barangay of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines

Saterland Frisian

Dau (1) ap dät Gäärs.

Dau (2).

Etymology

From Old Frisian dāw, from Proto-West Germanic *dauw. Cognates include West Frisian dau and German Tau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːu̯/
• Hyphenation: Dau
• Rhymes: -aːu̯

Noun

Dau m (uncountable)

1. dew
2. drizzle

Related terms

• daue

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Dau”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN