"sau" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

IPA: /sœʊ̯ː/ Forms: sauen [definite, singular], sauer [indefinite, plural], sauar [indefinite, plural], sauene [definite, plural], sauane [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -œʊ̯ː Etymology: From Old Norse sauðr. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|sauðr}} Old Norse sauðr
  1. a sheep Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Mammals, Sheep
    Sense id: en-sau-nn-noun-abRxekIG Disambiguation of Sheep: 49 49 3
  2. a sheep
    (uncountable) mutton
    Tags: masculine, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Mammals, Sheep
    Sense id: en-sau-nn-noun-sawiCeDM Disambiguation of Sheep: 49 49 3
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) fool, moron, idiot Tags: colloquial, derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-sau-nn-noun-Cj6m-gbv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saud (alt: pre-1917), saud’e, saug, , sò, sævv Derived forms: sauebonde, sauebruk Related terms: får, lam, søye, vêr

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  "derived": [
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      "word": "sauebonde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sauebruk"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse sauðr",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse sauðr.",
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    {
      "form": "sauen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "får"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vêr"
    }
  ],
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            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 49 3",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "nn",
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            "Livestock",
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "sheep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "parents": [
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            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        },
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            "Livestock",
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Sciences",
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            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Fundamental",
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        "a sheep",
        "mutton"
      ],
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          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ],
        [
          "mutton",
          "mutton"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "a sheep",
        "(uncountable) mutton"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Look at that idiot!",
          "text": "Sjå på den sauen!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fool, moron, idiot"
      ],
      "id": "en-sau-nn-noun-Cj6m-gbv",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ],
        [
          "moron",
          "moron"
        ],
        [
          "idiot",
          "idiot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, derogatory) fool, moron, idiot"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sœʊ̯ː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œʊ̯ː"
    }
  ],
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      "alt": "pre-1917",
      "word": "saud"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "saud’e"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "saug"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sø"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sævv"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sau"
}
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "sauebonde"
    },
    {
      "word": "sauebruk"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse sauðr.",
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    {
      "form": "sauen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "får"
    },
    {
      "word": "lam"
    },
    {
      "word": "søye"
    },
    {
      "word": "vêr"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "nn:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sheep"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns",
        "nn:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sheep",
        "mutton"
      ],
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        [
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          "sheep"
        ],
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          "mutton",
          "mutton"
        ]
      ],
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        "(uncountable) mutton"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk colloquialisms",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk derogatory terms",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Look at that idiot!",
          "text": "Sjå på den sauen!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fool, moron, idiot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ],
        [
          "moron",
          "moron"
        ],
        [
          "idiot",
          "idiot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, derogatory) fool, moron, idiot"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sœʊ̯ː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œʊ̯ː"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "pre-1917",
      "word": "saud"
    },
    {
      "word": "saud’e"
    },
    {
      "word": "saug"
    },
    {
      "word": "sø"
    },
    {
      "word": "sò"
    },
    {
      "word": "sævv"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sau"
}

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