Masculine

vau

Meaning

  1. (masculine) ford (location where a river is shallow enough to be crossed by foot)
  2. (masculine) shoal

Translations

verdekbalk

waadplaats

doorwaardbare plaats

waadbare plaats

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvaw/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vao, from Latin vadum (“ford”), from Proto-Italic *waðom, from Proto-Indo-European *wh₂dʰóm, from *weh₂dʰ-.

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