Tau

Meaning

dew

Concepts

rope

🪢

dew

cable

tau

hawser

line

cord

tuna

wire

dog lead

tau emperor

monofilaments

crutch cross

Advent cross

franciscan cross

T-shaped cross

tau-cross

Anthony's cross

cross of Tau

Saint Anthony's cross

cross tau

anticipatory cross

Tau

cable of an anchor

condensation

foam

hemp

rigging

rust

thaw

Synonyms

Seil

🪢

Trosse

Strick

Leine

seil

Kabeltau

Kette

Niederschlag

Platzregen

Rauhreif

Rost

Rostpilz

Salve

Schaum

Schnur

Sprühregen

Strang

🧵

Tauwerk

Unmenge

Anpfiff

Morgentau

Schwitzwasser

kondensierte Feuchtigkeit

Ankertau

Takelwerk

Anlegetau

Antoniuskreuz

Nagelfleck

kräftiges Seil

dickes Seil aus Leder

elastisches Tau

Reep

🪢

Draht

Taukreuz

Drahtseil

Flut

Haufen

Kabel

Translations

rosée

rocío

cuerda

rugiada

corde

🪢

corda

🪢

touw

🪢

dauw

orvalho

corda

🪢

corda

🪢

kabel

cavo

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

dau

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taʊ̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: tou

Inherited from Old High German: tou

Cognate with Low German: Dau

Cognate with Dutch: dauw

Cognate with English: dew

Cognate with Danish: dug

Cognate with English: tow

Borrowed from Ancient Greek: ταῦ

Cognate with English: tau

In summary

From Middle High German tou, from Old High German tou, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”). Compare Low German Dau, Dutch dauw, English dew, compare also Danish dug.