Radau

See also: radau

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁaˈdaʊ̯/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Noun

Radau m (strong, genitive Radaus, no plural)

  1. racket, row, din, shindy

Declension
Declension of Radau [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Radau
genitive eines des Radaus
dative einem dem Radau
accusative einen den Radau

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • Mordsradau
  • Radau machen
  • Radau veranstalten
  • Radaubruder
  • Radaukind
  • Radaumachen
  • Radaumacher
  • Radaumacherei
  • Radaumacherin
  • Radauschwester

Further reading
  • “Radau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Radau (attested as early as the early 20th century in Limburgish), of onomatopoeic origin around the mid-19th century in Berlin.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁaˈdau̯/
  • Rhymes: -au̯

Noun

Radau m or n (uncountable) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish, including Eupen, Heerlen, Nieuwenhagen, Valkenburg, Waubach)[2]

  1. loud noise, racket

Usage notes
  • In most dialects the masculine gender is used, but some speakers of certain dialects may also use the neuter interchangeably.

References
  1. “Radau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  2. Woordenboek van de Limburgse Dialecten, Deel III, Sectie 4, Aflevering 4, 2004
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