See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Esperanto

Alternative forms

  • au (H-system spelling)
  • aux (X-system spelling)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aw]
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  • Hyphenation: aŭ

Etymology 1

From Latin aut.

Conjunction

  1. or
    • 1915, “II Kroniko 6:28 [2 Chronicles]”, in L. L. Zamenhof, transl., Malnova Testamento [Old Testament]:
      Se estos malsato en la lando, se estos pesto, brulsekeco, velkado, akridoj, vermoj […]
      If there is hunger in the land, or if there is a plague, a drought, a blight, locusts, or worms […]
  2. (aŭ ... aŭ) either ... or
Synonyms
  • (text messaging) X
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

  1. ouch, ow (expression of pain)
    Synonyms: aj, huj, oj

Romanian

Adverb

  1. Obsolete spelling of au

Conjunction

  1. Obsolete spelling of au

Verb

  1. Obsolete spelling of au
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