Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Dou (alternative spelling; chiefly used for Moselle Franconian dialects)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔu̯/

Noun

Dau m ‎(no plural)

1. (most dialects) dew

Etymology 2

From the verb däue. Compare Dutch douw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dou̯/

Alternative forms

• Däu
• Dei (Moselle Franconian)

Noun

Dau m ‎(plural Daue)

1. (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.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian dāw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz. More at dew.

Noun

Dau m

1. dew

English

Noun

dau

1. (genealogy) daughter (often with implied 'of')

   Jane, dau John

2. (online services) Daily active users.

Anagrams

• aud., Au.D., du'a', UDA

Anus

Noun

dau

1. leaf

References

• George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin dō. Compare Daco-Romanian da, dau.

Verb

dau (third-person singular present indicative da, past participle datã)

1. I give.

Related terms

• dari/dare
• dat

Bonggo

Noun

dau

1. leaf

References

• George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

Catalan

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *dadu, of uncertain origin; perhaps of Arabic origin, cf. أَعْدَاد ‎(ʾaʿdād), or alternatively from Latin datum, from datus ‎(“given”), the past participle of dare ‎(“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‎(“to lay out, to spread out”). Compare French dé, Italian dado, Spanish and Portuguese dado.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

dau m ‎(plural daus)

1. die (polyhedron with symbols on each side)

Lojban

Cmavo

dau

1. (cardinal, hexadecimal digit and number) ten
2. (on a clock face; alternatively pano) ten

Rafsi

dau

1. rafsi of darlu.

Occitan

Alternative forms

• del
• dal
• deu

Contraction

dau

1. Contraction of de + lo

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdau]

Verb

dau

1. first-person singular present tense form of da.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of da.
3. third-person plural present tense form of da.

Tarpia

Noun

dau

1. leaf

References

• George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

Tshwa

Noun

dau

1. (Cire-Cire) ash

Verb

dau

1. (Cire-Cire) to burn

References

• Pavol Štekauer, Salvador Valera, Lívia Kőrtvélyessy, Word-Formation in the World's Languages: A Typological Survey (2012)

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *dọw, from Proto-Celtic *dwau, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /daɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dai̯/

Numeral

dau m ‎(feminine form dwy, triggers soft mutation)

1. (cardinal) two

Mutation