Gau

See also: gau, GAU, gấu, gâu, and ga'u

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaʊ̯/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Etymology 1

From Middle High German göu, gou, from Old High German gawi, gouwi, from Proto-Germanic *gawją (compare Low German Gohe, Dutch gouw, West Frisian gea, goa, Old English ġē), from earlier *gaawja (riverlands, lakeside land), from collective *ga- + *awjō (land by a waterway) (compare German Aue).

Noun

Gau m (genitive Gaus or Gaues, plural Gaue)

  1. (now chiefly in placenames) shire; district
  2. (historical) an administrative unit of the Third Reich

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the acronym GAU (worst-case scenario).

Noun

Gau m (genitive Gaus or Gaues, plural Gaue)

  1. (informal) an accident, a calamity

Declension

References

  • Gau in Duden online
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