"tau" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

Forms: tauet [definite, singular], tau [indefinite, plural], taua [definite, plural]
Etymology: From earlier and Old Norse tog (“rope”), from Proto-Germanic *taugō. Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*dewk-}}, {{inh|nn|non|tog||rope}} Old Norse tog (“rope”), {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*taugō}} Proto-Germanic *taugō
  1. a rope Tags: neuter Synonyms: tog (alt: superseeded) Synonyms (rope): reip Derived forms: ståltau, taubane, tauverk
    Sense id: en-tau-nn-noun-6CIvmfL8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: tauen [definite, singular], tauar [indefinite, plural], tauane [definite, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ταῦ (taû). Etymology templates: {{bor|nn|grc|ταῦ}} Ancient Greek ταῦ (taû)
  1. tau: The letter Τ/τ in the Greek, Hebrew and ancient Semitic alphabets, being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, the twenty-first letter of Old and Ancient Greek. Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Greek letter names
    Sense id: en-tau-nn-noun-LJwLLaVE Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 8 62 30
  2. (physics) tau lepton Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-tau-nn-noun-AoZY2EDf Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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