au | Definition of au at Definify

	singular	plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Au	die	Auen
genitive	einer	der	Au	der	Auen
dative	einer	der	Au	den	Auen
accusative	eine	die	Au	die	Auen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Translingual

Initialism

au

IAU recommended unit symbol for astronomical units

Usage notes

IAU bodies, such as the Minor Planet Center, themselves frequently use AU instead of "au"

Synonyms

ua (BIPM recommendation for the unit symbol of astronomical units)
㍳ (Unicode glyph for astronomical unit)

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /æʊ/

Adverb

au

also, too

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin avis, avem.

Noun

au f ‎(plural aus)

bird

Arin

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaw (/ *ʔu) ("thou").

Pronoun

au

you (second-person singular subjective)

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aw/
Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

From Latin au ‎(“oh! ow! oh dear! goodness gracious!”).

Interjection

au

now (as an incitement to action or to a decision)

Etymology 2

From Latin avis, avem, from Proto-Italic *awis ‎(“bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis ‎(“bird”).

Noun

au f ‎(plural aus)

bird

Related terms

ocell

Cia-Cia

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Alternative forms

아우

Noun

au ‎(Hangul spelling 아우)

dog (animal)

Cimbrian

Adverb

au

up; upwards

Antonyms

abe, abar

Derived terms

au, au

References

“au” in Umberto Martello Martalar, Alfonso Bellotto, Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Setti Communi vicentini, 1st edition, 1974.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Interjection

au

ouch!
Au, ja dat doet pijn!‎ ― Ouch, that hurts!

Esperanto

Conjunction

au

H-system spelling of aŭ

Estonian

Etymology

Related to Finnish avu.

Noun

au ‎(genitive au, partitive au)

honour/honor

Declension

Inflection of au (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	au	aud
accusative	au	aud
genitive	au	aude
partitive	aud	ausid
illative	ausse	audesse
inessive	aus	audes
elative	aust	audest
allative	aule	audele
adessive	aul	audel
ablative	ault	audelt
translative	auks	audeks
terminative	auni	audeni
essive	auna	audena
abessive	auta	audeta
comitative	auga	audega

Derived terms

aus

Compounds

auhind
aupaklik
ausõna
autasu
meheau
mundriau

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

	singular	dual	paucal	plural
1st person	au	keirau (exclusive) kedaru (inclusive)	keitou (exclusive) kedatou (inclusive)	keimami (exclusive) keda (inclusive)
2nd person	iko	kemudrau	kemudou	kemunii
3rd person	koya	rau	iratou	ira

Finnish

Interjection

au

ouch

Synonyms

ai
auts

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o/
Rhymes: -o
Homophones: aux, eau, eaux, haut, hauts

Contraction

au ‎(used with a singular masculine noun)

Contraction of à le ‎(“to the, for the, at the”).
Il étudie la musique au Conservatoire.‎
He studies music at the Conservatory.

Anagrams

ua

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

I (personal pronoun)

Usage notes

Unlike other personal pronouns, au has a separate object form aʻu.

Synonyms

wau

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au, wau	māua (exclusive) kāua (inclusive)	mākou (exclusive) kākou (inclusive)
2nd person	ʻoe	ʻolua	ʻoukou
3rd person	ia, ʻo ia	lāua	lākou

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Noun

au

era, period of time
current (water)
movement

Verb

au

(intransitive) to flow
(intransitive) to move

Hiri Motu

Noun

au

tree

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [øyː]

Interjection

au

An exclamation of awe and surprise; wow.

Synonyms

nau
vá

Japanese

Romanization

au

rōmaji reading of あう

Kedang

Etymology

From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

au

dog (animal)

Kott

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaw (/ *ʔu) ("thou").

Pronoun

au (plural auoŋ)

you (second-person singular subjective)
you (second-person singular objective)

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Alternative forms

ahau

Pronoun

au

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au	māua (exclusive) tāua (inclusive)	mātou (exclusive) tātou (inclusive)
2nd person	koe	kōrua	koutou
3rd person	ia	rāua	rātou

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Noun

au

current (water)

Miskito

Particle

au

yes

Antonyms

apia

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au	maua (exclusive) taua (inclusive)	mautolu (exclusive) tautolu (inclusive)
2nd person	koe	mua	mutolu
3rd person	ia	laua	lautolu

Norwegian

Adverb

au

also, too (used mostly in dialects)

Interjection

au!

ouch!

Old French

Alternative forms

al

Contraction

au

contraction of a + le (to the)

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aw/

Interjection

au

ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)

Synonyms

aua, auć

Portuguese

Alternative forms

ai

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aw

Interjection

au

ouch (expression of minor physical pain)

Rapa Nui

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

I/me (personal pronoun)
1995, Veronica de Feu, Rapanui: A Descriptive Grammar, page 153:

Ko tikea 'a e au te moai nui nui ... 'I have seen a big statue.'

Note: This source does not show non-ambiguous glottal stops.

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au	maua (exclusive) taua (inclusive)	matou (exclusive) tatou (inclusive)
2nd person	koe	korua
3rd person	ia	raua

Etymology 2

Noun

au

smoke

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aw/

Etymology 1

Verb

au

third-person plural present tense form of avea. they have

Etymology 2

From Latin aut.

Conjunction

au

(rare) or

Synonyms

sau, ori

Adverb

au

(interrogative, rhetorical) well?, (now) really?

Synonyms

oare

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic أَو ‎(ʾaw).

Conjunction

au

or

Synonyms

ama

Tahitian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au, vau	māua (exclusive) tāua (inclusive)	mātou (exclusive) tātou (inclusive)
2nd person	'oe	'ōrua	'outou
3rd person	'oia, 'ona	rāua	rātou

Etymology 2

Verb

au

to sew

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au, kita, kō	ki māua, ki mā (exclusive) ki tāua, ki tā (inclusive)	ki mātou (exclusive) ki tātou (inclusive)
2nd person	koe, kē	koulua	koutou
3rd person	ia	ki lāua, ki lā	ki lātou

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Alternative forms

ou

Pronoun

au

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au, aku	maaua (exclusive) taaua (inclusive)	maatou (exclusive) taatou (inclusive)
2nd person	koe	koulua	koulou
3rd person	ia, a ia	laaua	laatou

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

au

bright and cheerful

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Au

Au

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Etymology

Symbol

English

Proper noun

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German

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

au

au

Translingual

Initialism

Usage notes

Synonyms

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

Adverb

Aragonese

Etymology

Noun

Arin

Etymology

Pronoun

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Interjection

Etymology 2

Noun

Related terms

Cia-Cia

Etymology

Alternative forms

Noun

Cimbrian

Adverb

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

Interjection

Esperanto

Conjunction

Estonian

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Compounds

Fijian

Etymology

Pronoun

See also

Finnish

Interjection

Synonyms

French

Pronunciation

Contraction

See also

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Pronoun

Usage notes

Synonyms

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

Verb

Hiri Motu