Au

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin avis

Noun

Au f. (plural aus)

1. bird

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Arin

Etymology

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

Pronoun

Au

1. you (second-person singular subjective)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aw/, SAMPA: /aw/
• Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

Interjection

Au

1. now (as an incitement to action or to a decision)

Etymology 2

From Latin avis.

Noun

Au f. (plural Aus)

1. bird

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Dutch

Interjection

Au

1. ouch!

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

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Estonian

Noun

Au

1. honour/honor

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, compare Indonesian aku.

Pronoun

Au

1. I; me

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Finnish

Interjection

Au

1. ouch

Synonyms

• ai
• auts

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /o/, X-SAMPA: /o/

• Audio (France, Paris)

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• Rhymes: -o
• Homophones: aux, eau, eaux, haut, hauts

Contraction

Au (used with a singular masculine noun)

1. Contraction of à + le ("to the"; "for the"; "at the").

   Il étudie la musique au Conservatoire — He studies music at the Conservatory

See also

• à la
• aux

Anagrams

• ua

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, compare Indonesian arus.

Noun

Au

1. current

Pronoun

Au

1. singular 1st person pronoun

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Hiri Motu

Noun

Au

1. tree

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: [øyː]

Interjection

Au

1. An exclamation of awe and surprise; wow.

Synonyms

• nau
• vá

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Japanese

Verb

Au (godan conjugation, hiragana あう)

1. 会う: to meet
2. 合う: to match with, to be proper
3. 遭う: to meet with (misfortune)
4. 遇う: to meet with (misfortune)
5. 逢う: to meet with (drama or pathos)
6. 逅う: to meet with (unexpectedly)
7. 邂う: to meet with (unexpectedly)
8. 翕う: to meet with (very rare kanji usage)
9. 覯う: to meet with (very rare kanji usage)
10. 覿う: to meet with (very rare kanji usage)
11. 遘う: to meet with (very rare kanji usage)

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Kott

Etymology

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

Pronoun

Au (plural auoŋ)

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

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Norwegian

Adverb

Au

1. also, too (used mostly in dialects)

Interjection

au!

1. ouch!

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Old French

Alternative forms

• al

Contraction

Au

1. contraction of a + le (to the)

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aw/

Interjection

Au

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

Synonyms

• aua, auć

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aw/

Verb

au

1. third-person plural present tense form of avea. they have

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Swahili

Conjunction

Au

1. or

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Tongan

Pronoun

Au

1. I; me

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Tuvaluan

Pronoun

Au

1. I; me

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Vietnamese

Adjective

au

1. bright and cheerfulaf:au