Gau
dieNounder Gau (Distrikt/Katastrophe)
Word details
- German meaning
- Velarisierung bezeichnet in der Phonetik die zusätzliche Artikulation eines Lautes im hinteren Gaumenbereich (Velum), wodurch der Klang dunkler wird.
- English meaning
- Velarization in phonetics refers to the articulation of a sound with the back of the tongue raised towards the soft palate (velum), resulting in a darker sound.
- Synonym
- None
- German example
- Die Velarisierung des 'l' ist im Cockney-Dialekt von London üblich.
- English example
- The velarization of the 'l' is common in the Cockney dialect of London.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Velarisierung
- Plural Form
- die Velarisierungen
Related words
- Gaudi
Gaudi
- Pegel
gauge
- Gaullismus
Gaullism
- Quermaß
gauge
- Gage
gauge
- Gauß-Verteilung
Gaussian distribution
- grell
gaudy
- auffällig
gaudy
- protzig
gaudy
- Gauch
gaucho
- Kompresse
gauze
- aargauisch
Aargau dialect
- Bandabstand
track gauge
- Druckmesser
pressure gauge
- Benzinuhr
fuel gauge
- durchmessen
to gauge
- Tiefenmesser
depth gauge
- Fellhandschuh
fur gauntlet
- Gauleiter
Gauleiter
- Gallierin
A Gallic woman is a woman from Gaul, the historical region that corresponds to modern-day France.
- Gallier
Gaul
- Dachgaube
Dormer
- Gaum
Mouth, palate
- Gaube
dormer
- Schlawiner
Rogue
- Gaumenlaut
Palatal consonant
- Zungenlaut
Lingual sound
- Gauß-Verteilung
Gaussian distribution
- Gaunerei
Swindling
- Spießrute
running the gauntlet
- Strizzi
Crook
- Benzinuhr
Fuel gauge
- Tankuhr
Fuel gauge
- Gaudium
joy, delight, pleasure
- Gaumensegel
soft palate
- Gaumensegellaut
Velar nasal
- Druckmesser
Pressure gauge
- Gaumenfreude
Culinary delight
- Gaupe
Dormer
- Strassenmusikant
Street musician
- Strassenkünstlerin
Street artist
- Straßenmusikerin
Street musician (female)
- Schurke
Villain
- Straßenmusikantin
Female street musician
- Gaudi
Fun
- erlügen
To obtain by lying
- ergaunern
To swindle, to obtain fraudulently
- Straßenkünstler
Street artist
- Bandit
A bandit is a robber or criminal, often acting in a group and using violence.
Example sentences with “Gau”
It was a total Gau. (Es war ein totaler Gau.)
Frequently asked questions
What does 'Gau' mean?
Originally a district, now often 'Größter anzunehmender Unfall' (worst-case scenario).