"Tau" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /taʊ̯/, [tʰaʊ̯] Audio: De-Tau.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German tou, from Old High German tou, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”). Compare Low German Dau, Dutch dauw, English dew, compare also Danish dug. Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*dʰewh₂-}}, {{inh|de|gmh|tou}} Middle High German tou, {{inh|de|goh|tou}} Old High German tou, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*dawwaz}} Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*dʰewh₂-||smoke, haze}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”), {{cog|nds|Dau}} Low German Dau, {{cog|nl|dauw}} Dutch dauw, {{cog|en|dew}} English dew, {{cog|da|dug}} Danish dug Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s.sg}} Tau m (strong, genitive Taues or Taus, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Taues [genitive], Taus [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Tau [nominative, singular], Taues [genitive, singular], Taus [genitive, singular], Tau [dative, singular], Taue [dative, singular], Tau [accusative, singular]
  1. dew Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Derived forms: Morgentau, Sonnentau, Taufliege Related terms: tauen (english: partly)
    Sense id: en-Tau-de-noun-hy8Adsfk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /taʊ̯/, [tʰaʊ̯] Audio: De-Tau.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?], from Old Saxon tou, from Proto-Germanic *tawwą. Related to English tow. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|gml}} Borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?], {{der|de|osx|tou}} Old Saxon tou, {{der|de|gem-pro|*tawwą}} Proto-Germanic *tawwą, {{cog|en|tow}} English tow Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s}} Tau n (strong, genitive Taues or Taus, plural Taue) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Taues [genitive], Taus [genitive], Taue [plural], strong [table-tags], Tau [nominative, singular], Taue [definite, nominative, plural], Taues [genitive, singular], Taus [genitive, singular], Taue [definite, genitive, plural], Tau [dative, singular], Taue [dative, singular], Tauen [dative, definite, plural], Tau [accusative, singular], Taue [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. strong rope Tags: neuter, strong Derived forms: vertäuen
    Sense id: en-Tau-de-noun-tuUy~gEs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /taʊ̯/, [tʰaʊ̯] Audio: De-Tau.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ταῦ (taû); see English tau. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|grc|ταῦ}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek ταῦ (taû), {{cog|en|tau}} English tau Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,s}} Tau n (strong, genitive Taus, plural Taus) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,s}} Forms: Taus [genitive], Taus [plural], strong [table-tags], Tau [nominative, singular], Taus [definite, nominative, plural], Taus [genitive, singular], Taus [definite, genitive, plural], Tau [dative, singular], Taus [dative, definite, plural], Tau [accusative, singular], Taus [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. tau (greek letter) Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Greek letter names Synonyms: Thau [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-Tau-de-noun-a7Axi2GU Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 6 1 76 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /taʊ̯/, [tʰaʊ̯] Audio: De-Tau.ogg Forms: Tau [genitive]
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ Head templates: {{de-noun|f||-}} Tau f (genitive Tau, no plural)
  1. (ethnography) Tao people Tags: feminine, no-plural Categories (topical): Ethnography
    Sense id: en-Tau-de-noun-Wm-l3tcm Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 31 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 4 18 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 3 13 73 Topics: anthropology, ethnography, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Middle High German tou",
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      "expansion": "Low German Dau",
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    {
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      "expansion": "Dutch dauw",
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      "expansion": "English dew",
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      "expansion": "Danish dug",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "word": "Morgentau"
        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "Taufliege"
        }
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          "dew",
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          "english": "partly",
          "word": "tauen"
        }
      ],
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  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "[tʰaʊ̯]"
    },
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        "genitive",
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      "form": "Taus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Tau",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "Taue",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "Tauen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Tau",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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        "plural"
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  ],
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      "derived": [
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          "word": "vertäuen"
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        "strong rope"
      ],
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          "rope",
          "rope"
        ]
      ],
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        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "[tʰaʊ̯]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-aʊ̯"
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  "lang": "German",
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          "ref": "1866, Willibald Raila, Der Vokal-Akzent, ein bisher unformulirtes Gesez der Sprachen, insbesonders der deütschen Sprache, page 35:",
          "text": "Aus zwei Sigma zwei Tau, z. B. πραττειν – πρασσειν zu sprechen, ahmt der Deütsche auch dem Griechen nach, z. B. Splitter und Splisser.",
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    "German nouns",
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    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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          "text": "Aus zwei Sigma zwei Tau, z. B. πραττειν – πρασσειν zu sprechen, ahmt der Deütsche auch dem Griechen nach, z. B. Splitter und Splisser.",
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          "Tao#Etymology 3"
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