"für lau" meaning in German

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Phrase

IPA: /fyːr ˈlaʊ̯/, [fy(ː)ɐ̯ ˈlaʊ̯] Audio: De-für lau.ogg
Etymology: From West Central German dialects, from für (“for”) + a word that is generally derived from Yiddish ⁧לא⁩ (loy, “no, not”), pronounced lou in Western Yiddish, from Hebrew ⁧לֹא⁩ (lō, “no, not”). Alternatively lau could be simply the adjective lau (literally “lukewarm”), which is also used for “lazy, parasitic” in the same dialects. The most probable scenario is perhaps that both words have influenced each other. Etymology templates: {{m|de|für|t=for}} für (“for”), {{bor|de|yi|לא|t=no, not|tr=loy}} Yiddish ⁧לא⁩ (loy, “no, not”), {{der|de|he|לֹא|t=no, not|tr=lō}} Hebrew ⁧לֹא⁩ (lō, “no, not”), {{m|de||lau}} lau, {{m|de|lau|lit=lukewarm}} lau (literally “lukewarm”) Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} für lau
  1. (colloquial, regional, especially western Germany) for free Tags: Germany, Western, colloquial, especially, regional Synonyms: für umme, gratis, umsonst, kostenlos
    Sense id: en-für_lau-de-phrase-mdInfQIh Categories (other): Regional German

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