"gau" meaning in Low German

See gau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɡaʊ̯/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwaz (“sudden, quick”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Dutch gauw (“quickly”), German jäh (“sudden, abrupt”). More at gay. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*ganhuz}} Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, {{cog|nl|gauw||quickly}} Dutch gauw (“quickly”), {{cog|de|jäh||sudden, abrupt}} German jäh (“sudden, abrupt”) Head templates: {{head|nds|adjective}} gau
  1. quick
    Sense id: en-gau-nds-adj-IscqqCzn Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 11 5 5 2 3 12 11 11 7 11 12 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 6 6 3 3 11 10 10 6 10 11 0 1 0 4 0 0 8 0 0
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        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ganhuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ganhuz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gauw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "quickly"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch gauw (“quickly”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "jäh",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sudden, abrupt"
      },
      "expansion": "German jäh (“sudden, abrupt”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwaz (“sudden, quick”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Dutch gauw (“quickly”), German jäh (“sudden, abrupt”). More at gay.",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "adjective"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 12 entries",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quick"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "quick",
          "quick"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡaʊ̯/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gau"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "West Frisian adverbs",
    "West Frisian entries with incorrect language header",
    "West Frisian lemmas",
    "West Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian",
    "West Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "West Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian",
    "West Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "3": "*ganhuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ganhuz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gauw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "quickly"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch gauw (“quickly”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "jäh",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sudden, abrupt"
      },
      "expansion": "German jäh (“sudden, abrupt”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwaz (“sudden, quick”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Dutch gauw (“quickly”), German jäh (“sudden, abrupt”). More at gay.",
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        "1": "nds",
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      },
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  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Low German adjectives",
        "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Low German lemmas",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Pages with 12 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quick"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡaʊ̯/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gau"
}

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