Bau
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) building, construction (the act of constructing)
- (masculine,strong) building site, construction site (place where such constructing takes place)
- (masculine,strong) building, construction, edifice (built-up structure, house)
- (masculine,strong) burrow (of an animal, especially under ground)
- (colloquial,masculine,strong) prison, jail
Concepts
group activities by a community
construction area
building side
construction work
Synonyms
Strafanstalt
Haftanstalt
Baukörper
Vollzugsanstalt
Schwedische Gardinen
Haftort
Hafthaus
Bauplatz
Höhlung
Aushöhlung
Kostümierung
Bauprojekt
Bauhauptgewerbe
Erdbau
Lehrgebäude
Baugewerbe
Bauvorhaben
ou
riesengroßes Haus
Riesenhaus
riesiges Haus
Rohbau
Errichten
Bauarbeit
Erdloch
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baʊ̯/
Etymology
From Middle High German bū, bou, from Old High German bū. 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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