rau
rau
FromLatinreus. CompareItalianrio,Romanianrău.
rau (feminineraja)
rau
| singular | dual | paucal | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | au | keirau (exclusive) kedaru (inclusive) | keitou (exclusive) kedatou (inclusive) | keimami (exclusive) keda (inclusive) | |||
| 2nd person | iko | kemudrau | kemudou | kemuni | |||
| 3rd person | koya | rau | iratou | ira | |||
FromMiddle High Germanrūch, fromOld High Germanrūh, fromProto-Germanic*rūhwaz. Though etymologically justified, the silenth was abolished in 1996 becauserauh was the only word in which it was used after the diphthong-au-. Cognate withDutchruig andruw,Englishrough (which see).
rau (strong nominative masculine singularrauer,comparativerauer,superlativeamrauestenoramrausten)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | eristrau | sieistrau | esistrau | siesindrau | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | rauer | raue | raues | raue |
| genitive | rauen | rauer | rauen | rauer | |
| dative | rauem | rauer | rauem | rauen | |
| accusative | rauen | raue | raues | raue | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | derraue | dieraue | dasraue | dierauen |
| genitive | desrauen | derrauen | desrauen | derrauen | |
| dative | demrauen | derrauen | demrauen | denrauen | |
| accusative | denrauen | dieraue | dasraue | dierauen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | einrauer | eineraue | einraues | (keine)rauen |
| genitive | einesrauen | einerrauen | einesrauen | (keiner)rauen | |
| dative | einemrauen | einerrauen | einemrauen | (keinen)rauen | |
| accusative | einenrauen | eineraue | einraues | (keine)rauen | |
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | eristrauer | sieistrauer | esistrauer | siesindrauer | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | rauerer | rauere | raueres | rauere |
| genitive | raueren | rauerer | raueren | rauerer | |
| dative | rauerem | rauerer | rauerem | raueren | |
| accusative | raueren | rauere | raueres | rauere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | derrauere | dierauere | dasrauere | dieraueren |
| genitive | desraueren | derraueren | desraueren | derraueren | |
| dative | demraueren | derraueren | demraueren | denraueren | |
| accusative | denraueren | dierauere | dasrauere | dieraueren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | einrauerer | einerauere | einraueres | (keine)raueren |
| genitive | einesraueren | einerraueren | einesraueren | (keiner)raueren | |
| dative | einemraueren | einerraueren | einemraueren | (keinen)raueren | |
| accusative | einenraueren | einerauere | einraueres | (keine)raueren | |
rau
FromMiddle High Germanrūhe, fromOld High Germanrūh, fromProto-Germanic*rūhaz. Cognate withGermanrau,Dutchruig,Englishrough,West Frisianrûch.
rau (masculinerauen,neuterraut,comparativeméi rau,superlativeamrausten)
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien assrau | si assrau | et assrau | si si(nn)rau | |
| nominative / accusative | attributive and/or after determiner | rauen | rau | raut | rau |
| independent without determiner | raues | rauer | |||
| dative | after any declined word | rauen | rauer | rauen | rauen |
| as first declined word | rauem | rauem | |||
FromProto-Polynesian*rau, fromProto-Oceanic, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*dahun(“leaf”) (compareMalaydaun).[1]
Sense of paper may have been from improvising leaves of thekorari (Phormium tenax) as writing media.[2][3][4]
rau
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀatus, fromProto-Austronesian*ɣatus(“hundred”) (compareMalayratus).
rau
rau
FromProto-Kuki-Chin*raaw.
rau
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*dahun.
rau
rau
FromProto-Polynesian*rau, fromProto-Oceanic, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*dahun.
rau
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀatus,Proto-Austronesian*ɣatus. (compareMalayratus,Maorirau)
rau
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*dahun.
rau
Likely fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*dahun; compareMalaydaun,Sobeirau. Furthermore, Holton and Klamer reconstructProto-North Halmahera*soka(“leaf”), which this does not continue.
rau (Jawiراوو)
FromProto-Vietic*-raw.
FromProto-Hmong-Mien*kruk(“six”), ofSino-Tibetan origin. Cognate withIu Mienjuqv.[1]
| < 5 | 6 | 7 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal :rau | ||
rau
FromProto-Hmong*tru̯eiᶜ(“hoof, claw, nail”), probablyborrowed fromMiddle Chinese蹢 (MC drjek|tek, “hoof”).[1][2]
rau(classifier:tus)
FromProto-Hmong*trɔᶜ(“to put on, wear (shoes)”), probablyborrowed fromOld Chinese著 (OC*taʔ, *tas, *da, *taɡ, *daɡ, “to put on, wear, place, apply”).[1][2]
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| Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Likely a semantic extension of Etymology 3, from "to put on, apply" > "do action towards" > "towards, in".” |
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