Noun
die Aue
flood meadow, floodplain (a flat grassy area adjacent to a river bed, subject to seasonal flooding)
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plural Auen
Meanings
Noun
- flood meadow, floodplain (a flat grassy area adjacent to a river bed, subject to seasonal flooding)
- mead, meadow
- a comparatively large stream or small river
- a river island, particularly one in a flowing body of water, very often the Rhine
- ewe (female sheep)
In a sentence
Nach starkem Regen steht die Aue häufig unter Wasser.
After heavy rain, the floodplain is often under water.
Forms
singular
die Aue
plural
die Auen