Noun
der Gau
Pronunciation: /ɡaʊ̯/
shire; district
C1
rank #8,187
plural Gaue
Meanings
Noun
- shire; district
Example sentence
Im Mittelalter war jeder Gau einem eigenen Grafen unterstellt.
In the Middle Ages every shire was under a count of its own.
Word forms
singular
der Gau
plural
die Gaue
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Gau
Accusativeden Gau
Dativedem Gau
Genitivedes Gaus
Plural
Nominativedie Gaue
Accusativedie Gaue
Dativeden Gauen
Genitiveder Gaue
Usage
- ein historischer Gau — a historical district or territorial division
- Gau / GAU — the district noun / an acronym used for a major accident; capitalisation distinguishes them
Die Karte zeigt die Grenzen des mittelalterlichen Gaus.
The map shows the boundaries of the medieval district.