"Sau" meaning in German

See Sau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zaʊ̯/, [zaʊ̯], [saʊ̯] Audio: De-Sau.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German sū, from Old High German sū, from Proto-West Germanic *sū. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|sū}} Middle High German sū, {{inh|de|goh|sū}} Old High German sū, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*sū}} Proto-West Germanic *sū Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^e:en}} Sau f (genitive Sau, plural Säue or Sauen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^e:en}} Forms: Sau [genitive], Säue [plural], Sauen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sau [nominative, singular], Säue [definite, nominative, plural], Sauen [definite, nominative, plural], Sau [genitive, singular], Säue [definite, genitive, plural], Sauen [definite, genitive, plural], Sau [dative, singular], Säuen [dative, definite, plural], Sauen [dative, definite, plural], Sau [accusative, singular], Säue [accusative, definite, plural], Sauen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (archaic or dialectal) pig (male or female) Tags: archaic, dialectal, feminine Categories (lifeform): Female animals
    Sense id: en-Sau-de-noun-qCyOC1zA Disambiguation of Female animals: 41 50 9
  2. sow, female pig Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Female animals
    Sense id: en-Sau-de-noun-kW9BeHrI Disambiguation of Female animals: 41 50 9
  3. (figurative) a dislikable or unethical person Tags: feminine, figuratively Categories (lifeform): Pigs
    Sense id: en-Sau-de-noun-C7XUU6Uo Disambiguation of Pigs: 24 30 46 Categories (other): Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 15 1 1 2 18 14 14 2 19 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 2 6 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: Schwein Derived forms: Saustall, Sauwetter, unter aller Sau, sau-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Sau meaning in German (4.6kB)

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      "word": "Saustall"
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[saʊ̯]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-aʊ̯"
    },
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}
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    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Rhymes:German/aʊ̯",
    "Rhymes:German/aʊ̯/1 syllable",
    "de:Female animals",
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