Esperanto

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Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [au̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: aŭ

Etymology 1

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From Latin aut.

Conjunction

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  1. or
    • 1915, “II Kroniko 6:28”, in L. L. Zamenhof, transl., Malnova Testamento[1]:
      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
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  • (text messaging) X
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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

Romanian

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Adverb

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  1. Obsolete spelling of au.

Conjunction

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  1. Obsolete spelling of au.

Verb

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  1. Obsolete spelling of au.