"Gau" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Gaus [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Gau, a habitational surname. * A variant of Gao, a surname of Chinese origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Gau}} German Gau, {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Gau (plural Gaus)
  1. A surname.

Noun [German]

IPA: /ɡaʊ̯/ Audio: De-Gau.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German göu, gou, from Old High German gawi, gouwi, from Proto-West Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawją from earlier *gaawja (“riverlands, lakeside land”), from collective *ga- + *awjō (“land by a waterway”). Cognates Cognate with Low German Gohe, Dutch gouw, West Frisian gea, goa, Old English ġē, German Aue. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|göu}} Middle High German göu, {{inh|de|goh|gawi}} Old High German gawi, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*gawi}} Proto-West Germanic *gawi, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*gawją}} Proto-Germanic *gawją, {{col-top|2|cog}} Cognates, {{cog|nds|Gohe}} Low German Gohe, {{cog|nl|gouw}} Dutch gouw, {{cog|fy|gea}} West Frisian gea, {{cog|ang|ġē}} Old English ġē, {{cog|de|Aue}} German Aue Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Gau m (strong, genitive Gaues or Gaus, plural Gaue) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Gaues [genitive], Gaus [genitive], Gaue [plural], strong [table-tags], Gau [nominative, singular], Gaue [definite, nominative, plural], Gaues [genitive, singular], Gaus [genitive, singular], Gaue [definite, genitive, plural], Gau [dative, singular], Gaue [dative, singular], Gauen [dative, definite, plural], Gau [accusative, singular], Gaue [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (now chiefly in placenames) shire; district Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Gau-de-noun-~qdA5cyq
  2. (historical) an administrative unit of the Third Reich Tags: historical, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Gau-de-noun-gELD5L5Y
  3. (historical) nome of ancient Egypt Tags: historical, masculine, strong Derived forms: Gaugraf, Gauleiter, Reichsgau
    Sense id: en-Gau-de-noun-qKapm3yp Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 1 92 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 5 89 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 94 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [German]

IPA: /ɡaʊ̯/ Audio: De-Gau.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ Etymology: From the acronym GAU (“worst-case scenario”). Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es,s:e}} Gau m (strong, genitive Gaus or Gaues, plural Gaus or Gaue) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es,s:e}} Forms: Gaus [genitive], Gaues [genitive], Gaus [plural], Gaue [plural], strong [table-tags], Gau [nominative, singular], Gaus [definite, nominative, plural], Gaue [definite, nominative, plural], Gaus [genitive, singular], Gaues [genitive, singular], Gaus [definite, genitive, plural], Gaue [definite, genitive, plural], Gau [dative, singular], Gaue [dative, singular], Gaus [dative, definite, plural], Gauen [dative, definite, plural], Gau [accusative, singular], Gaus [accusative, definite, plural], Gaue [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (informal) an accident, a calamity Tags: informal, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Gau-de-noun-PjF7BE7X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{pt-prop|f}} Gau f
  1. (Northeast Brazil) a diminutive of the female given name Maria da Graça Tags: Northeast-Brazil, feminine

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Old High German gawi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "3": "*gawi"
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "col-top"
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        "2": "Gohe"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German Gohe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gouw"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch gouw",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "gea"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian gea",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ġē"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ġē",
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Aue"
      },
      "expansion": "German Aue",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German göu, gou, from Old High German gawi, gouwi, from Proto-West Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawją from earlier *gaawja (“riverlands, lakeside land”), from collective *ga- + *awjō (“land by a waterway”).\nCognates\nCognate with Low German Gohe, Dutch gouw, West Frisian gea, goa, Old English ġē, German Aue.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaus",
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        "genitive"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "Gaue",
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    },
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gaue",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gau",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gaue",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gauen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gau",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gaue",
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    }
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    }
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "shire; district"
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        "(now chiefly in placenames) shire; district"
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      ],
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        "masculine",
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      ]
    },
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        "German terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an administrative unit of the Third Reich"
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          "administrative"
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        "(historical) an administrative unit of the Third Reich"
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        "historical",
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      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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        "nome of ancient Egypt"
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        "(historical) nome of ancient Egypt"
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɡaʊ̯/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_text": "From the acronym GAU (“worst-case scenario”).",
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      "form": "Gaus",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaues",
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        "genitive"
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "genitive",
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    },
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      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gau",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gaue",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gauen",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gau",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gaus",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Gaue",
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      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German informal terms",
        "German terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of German quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "roman": "Außerdem neigen die Blutplättchen von depressiven Menschen eher dazu, sich zu Gerinnseln zusammenzuballen. Diese können irgendwann wichtige Adern verstopfen und einen Gau im Herzen oder Hirn auslösen.",
          "text": "Roland Kopp-Wichmann, Depression ist für das Herz genauso schädlich wie Rauchen",
          "translation": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an accident, a calamity"
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        "(informal) an accident, a calamity"
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        "informal",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
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    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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    }
  ],
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        "Portuguese given names",
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        "Portuguese proper nouns",
        "Portuguese uncountable proper nouns"
      ],
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        "a diminutive of the female given name Maria da Graça"
      ],
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          "diminutive",
          "diminutive"
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          "given name",
          "given name"
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          "Maria da Graça",
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        "(Northeast Brazil) a diminutive of the female given name Maria da Graça"
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        "Northeast-Brazil",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gau"
}

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