Schau
See also: schau
English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from North German Schau, a variant of Schuh.
- Borrowed from Norwegian Schau, a variant of Skau, a topographic surname from skau (“forest”).
Proper noun
Schau (plural Schaus)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schau is the 28777th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 827 individuals. Schau is most common among White (95.89%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
Back-formation from schauen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaʊ̯/
- Rhymes: -aʊ̯
Audio (file)
Noun
Schau f (genitive Schau, plural Schauen)
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Declension
Declension of Schau [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Schau | die | Schauen |
genitive | einer | der | Schau | der | Schauen |
dative | einer | der | Schau | den | Schauen |
accusative | eine | die | Schau | die | Schauen |
Derived terms
Schau
- Presseschau
- Schaubude
- Schauobjekt
- Schauspiel
- Schauspieler
- Schausteller
- Tagesschau
- Rückschau
- Selbstschau
- Tierschau
- Vorschau
- Wochenschau
- zur Schau stellen
- zur Schau tragen
Further reading
- “Schau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schau” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schau” in Duden online