Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Sou (spelling variant, chiefly used for Moselle Franconian dialects)

Noun

Sau f ‎(plural Säu or Sei, diminutive Säuche or Seiche)

1. (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) sow; female pig
2. (eastern Moselle Franconian) pig (male or female)

Usage notes

• The inflected forms with -äu- are Ripuarian, those with -ei- are Moselle Franconian.

Synonyms

• (any pig): Ferke; Schwein

German

Etymology

From Old High German sū (akin to Old English sū), from Proto-Germanic *sūz, from Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaʊ̯/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Noun

Sau f ‎(genitive Sau, plural Säue or Sauen)

1. sow, female pig
2. (figuratively) a dislikable or unethical person

Usage notes

• In the concrete sense, the plurals Säue and Sauen are both common, although Säue is probably more wide-spread. In the figurative sense, only Säue is common.
• Generic term is Schwein.

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zæːʊ̯/

Noun

Sau f ‎(plural Sai)

1. sow (female pig)

Dibiyaso

Noun

sau

1. man

References

• transnewguinea.org, citing:
  • Daniel Shaw, The Bosavi language family (1986), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics 24 (45-76), Pacific linguistics A-70
  • G. Reesink Languages of the Aramia River Area (1976), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19
  • and Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)
• Bainapi wordlist, in Papers in New Guinea Linguistics (Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University), issue 24 (1990)

Fiji Hindi

Numeral

sau

1. (cardinal) hundred

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary
• Moag, Rodney F. (1977) Fiji Hindi: A basic course and reference grammar, Canberra, Australia: Australian National University Press, ISBN 0708115748, page 55

Gothic

Romanization

sau

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌿

Hausa

Noun

sau m ‎(genitive san, plural sawaye)

1. foot
2. footprint, trace
3. time
4. trip (travel)

Noun

sàu m

1. times (multiplication)

Japanese

Romanization

sau

1. rōmaji reading of さう

Lojban

Cmavo

sau

1. (sumti tcita; first-place modal of sarcu) requiring ...

Rafsi

sau

1. rafsi of slabu.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sauðr.

Noun

sau m ‎(definite singular sauen, indefinite plural sauer, definite plural sauene)

1. sheep
2. fool, moron, idiot

   Se på den sauen!

   Look at that idiot!

Synonyms

• får

See also

• lam
• søye
• vær

References

• “sau” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sauðr.

Noun

sau m ‎(definite singular sauen, indefinite plural sauer or sauar, definite plural sauene or sauane)

1. sheep
2. fool, moron, idiot

   Sjå på den sauen!

   Look at that idiot!

See also

• lam
• søye
• vêr

References

• “sau” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin seu, a corrupt form of sive, perhaps influenced by aut (cf. au).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saw]

Conjunction

sau

1. or

Synonyms

• ori

Samoan

Noun

sau

1. fantail

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [s̪ɐw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɐw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɐw˧˥]

Adjective

sau

1. rear, hind, back

   hai chân sau của con chó

   a dog’s two hind legs

2. next, subsequent

   Lần sau đi cửa trước.

   Next time, let’s use the front door.

Antonyms

• (rear): trước
• (next): trước

Adverb

sau

1. later
2. afterwards

Antonyms

• (later): trước
• (after): trước

Preposition

sau

1. behind

   Sau nhà có vườn.

   Behind the house is a garden.

2. after

Synonyms

• (behind): đằng sau

Antonyms

• (behind): trước, đằng trước
• (after): trước

References

• "sau" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)