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See also:sau,SAU,sáu,sâu,său,s-au,andsau-

Bavarian

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Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germansū, fromOld High Germansū, fromProto-West Germanic*sū. Cognate withGermanSau.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /sɑɔ̯/

Noun

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Sau f (pluralSai)

pig,sow
(card games)ace

Playing cards in Bavarian ·Spielkartn(layout ·text)

Sau	Zwoarer	Dreier	Vierer	Fünfer	Sechser	Siebner

Achter	Neiner	Zehner	Unter	Ober	Kini	Joker

Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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Sou(spelling variant, chiefly used for Moselle Franconian dialects)

Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germansū, fromOld High Germansū, fromProto-West Germanic*sū.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /zou̯/

Noun

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Sau f (pluralSäuorSei,diminutiveSäucheorSeiche)

(Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian)sow; femalepig
(eastern Moselle Franconian)pig (male or female)

Usage notes

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The inflected forms with-äu- are Ripuarian, those with-ei- are Moselle Franconian.

Synonyms

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(any pig):Ferke;Schwein

German

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Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germansū, fromOld High Germansū, fromProto-West Germanic*sū.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /zaʊ̯/,[zaʊ̯](Germany)
- Audio: (file) (Germany)
IPA^(key): /saʊ̯/,[saɔ̯](Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
Rhymes:-aʊ̯

Noun

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Sau f (genitiveSau,pluralSäueorSauen)

(archaic or dialectal)pig (male or female)
sow, femalepig
(figurative) adislikable orunethical person

Usage notes

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Both plurals are roughly equally common in the concrete sense “female pig”, thoughSauen is usually preferred in farmers’ and hunters’ parlance. In the figurative sense, onlySäue is used.

Declension

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Declension ofSau [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sau	die	Säue,Sauen
genitive	einer	der	Sau	der	Säue,Sauen
dative	einer	der	Sau	den	Säuen,Sauen
accusative	eine	die	Sau	die	Säue,Sauen