Aue
See also: aue and auê
German
Alternative forms
- Au
- Awe (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʊ̯ə/
Etymology 1
From Middle High German ouwe (“terrain, landscape by water, in water, island”), from Old High German ouwa, from Proto-Germanic *awjō. Compare with Old Frisian ei, Swedish ö, Danish ø, Old Norse ey; also related to the modern German suffix -ach.
Noun
Aue f (genitive Aue, plural Auen)
- A flat, wooded meadow by a river
Etymology 2
From Old High German ouwi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognate with Dutch ooi, English ewe, Latin ovis, Ancient Greek ὄϊς (óïs), Sanskrit अवि (ávi).
Noun
Aue f (plural Auen)
- (chiefly regional) ewe (female sheep)
- Synonym: Mutterschaf