Dau
See also: 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)
- (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)
- (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.
- Däm moss mer ens ene Dau jevve, datt e noh vüre kütt.
Saterland Frisian
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Dau (1) ap dät Gäärs.
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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)
- dew
- drizzle
Related terms
- daue
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “Dau”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN