Masculine

Bau

Sentences
An user
Diese   Position   ging mit   dem   Bau   der   Eisenbahn   verloren .

This position was lost with the construction of the railway.

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An user
Zugleich   war   es   der   erste
1st
   größere   Bau   dieser   Art   in   Palästina .

At the same time, it was the first major building of its kind in Palestine.

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Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) building, construction (the act of constructing)
  2. (masculine, strong) building site, construction site (place where such constructing takes place)
  3. (masculine, strong) building, construction, edifice (built-up structure, house)
  4. (masculine, strong) burrow (of an animal, especially under ground)
  5. (colloquial, masculine, strong) prison, jail

Concepts

construction
🚧
building
structure
burrow
den
fabric
prison
jail
lair
build
edifice
framework
lockup
forced
gaol
handicraft
hideaway
hole
🕳️
home
🏠
house
🏠
hut
🛖
hutch
makeup
maneuvering
mansion
organization
physique
place
poky
pose
public works
retreat
shack
shanty
slammer
sliver
squat
stance
style
web
work
manoeuvering

group activities by a community

organisation
posture

construction area

penalty corner
crowbar hotel
short corner

building side

Opposite of
Abriss, Vernichtung, Zerstörung
Synonyms

Gebäude
B1
Bauwerk
37k
Konstruktion
20k
🚧
Höhle
B2
Struktur
C1
Aufbau
C2
🚧
Loch
B1
🕳️
Errichtung
Erbauung
Gefängnis
A2
Bauen
B1

Haftanstalt

Kittchen
21k
Knast
B1

Strafanstalt

Bauweise
Ausführung
C2
Zuchthaus
20k
Haus
A1
🏠
Arbeit
A1
Stil
B2

Vollzugsanstalt

Schwedische Gardinen

Aushöhlung

JVA
Kultivierung
Bauten
C1

Kostümierung

Baukörper

Anstalt
C1

Haftort

Eigenheim
Kerker
C1
Bauart
Strafvollzugsanstalt
Justizvollzugsanstalt
36k

Bauplatz

Hütte
B2
🛖
Bauwesen
🚧
Sashimi
Bude
C1

Höhlung

Hohlraum
Baustelle
C1
Schlupfwinkel
Behausung
41k
Kultur
B2
Körperbau
38k
Heim
B1
🏠

Hafthaus

Translations

construction
🚧
construcción
🚧
gebouw
construção
🚧
edificio
edificio
constructie
🚧
bouwwerk
bâtiment
perceel
immeuble
aedificium
edifici
Frequency

B2
Dialects

Fribourg

Fribourg

buu

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/baʊ̯/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
bū
Inherited from Old High German
bū
In summary

From Middle High German bū, bou, from Old High German bū, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *būą (“building, dwelling”). The plural form Bauten is that of the related Low German Bude (“building”), from Middle Low German bûwete. The singular Baute did not catch on in standard German.

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