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Bau

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "bau"

English

Etymology 1

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Various origins:

  • Borrowed from German Bau, perhaps a short form of compounds with this element, such as Bauhofer or Baumann.
  • Borrowed from French Bau, perhaps a variant of Beau.
  • Variant of Bao, a surname of Chinese origin.

Proper noun

Bau (plural Baus)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bau is the 37544th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 593 individuals. Bau is most common among White (60.54%), Asian/Pacific Islander (23.95%) and Hispanic/Latino (11.47%) individuals.

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Bau

  1. (Mesopotamian mythology) A Mesopotamian goddess, initially a life-giving deity sometimes associated with the creation of mankind, later a goddess of healing and medicine.

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German bū, bou, from Old High German bū, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *būą (“building, dwelling”). The plural form Bauten is that of the related Low German Bude (“building”), from Middle Low German bûwete. The singular Baute did not catch on in standard German.

Pronunciation

Noun

Bau m (strong, genitive Baues or Baus, plural Bauten or Baue)

  1. building, construction (the act of constructing)
    Synonyms: Bauen, Errichtung, Konstruktion
    Antonyms: Abriss, Vernichtung, Zerstörung
  2. building site, construction site (place where such constructing takes place)
    Synonym: Baustelle
  3. building, construction, edifice (built-up structure, house)
    Synonyms: Gebäude, Bauwerk, Konstruktion
  4. burrow (of an animal, especially under ground)
  5. (colloquial) prison, jail
    Synonyms: Gefängnis, Kittchen, Knast

Usage notes

  • Nowadays the plural is Bauten for “buildings” and Baue for “burrows”. The other senses do not have a common plural form.
  • A third plural Bäue with umlaut is obsolete.

Declension

Declension of Bau [masculine, strong]
More information singular, plural ...

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Bau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bau” in Duden online
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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bū. Cognate with German Bau, Dutch bouw, Swedish bo.

Pronunciation

Noun

Bau m (plural Bai)

  1. building
  2. building site

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