"wau" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

Audio: Nl-wou.ogg Forms: waus [plural], wautje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ϝαῦ (waû). Doublet of waw. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|grc|ϝαῦ}} Ancient Greek ϝαῦ (waû), {{doublet|nl|waw}} Doublet of waw Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-s|+}} wau n (plural waus, diminutive wautje n)
  1. wau (archaic Greek letter) Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Greek letter names Synonyms: digamma
    Sense id: en-wau-nl-noun-zSCDaTrz Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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