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Ortsnamengrundwörter -au Ortsnamengrundwort
Aussprache Lautschrift (IPA ): [-aʊ̯]
Definition bzw. Bedeutung Ortsnamengrundwort für fließende Gewässer , kleinere Flüsse und Siedlungen an fließenden Gewässern
Ortsnamengrundwort für Inseln und Siedlungen auf Inseln
Ortsnamengrundwort für Niederungen und Siedlungen an Niederungen sowie Landschaften, die von Niederungen geprägt sind
Begriffsursprung Von Aue „Land am oder im Wasser, Insel“ entstanden durch Umgestaltung von mittelniederdeutsch ‚-â [-ɔː]’ „Ache, Bach, kleiner Fluss“ zu -au (wohl wegen der lautlichen Nähe zu mittelniederdeutsch ‚ô, ou’ „Aue“) oder durch Übertragung der Namen von Niederungen auf die sie durchfließenden Gewässer
Anderes Wort für -au (Synonyme ) -aue : ein Ortsnamengrundwort für Niederungen und Siedlungen an Niederungen Beispielsätze Ilmenau liegt im Tal der Ilm.
Mainau liegt im Bodensee.
Ramsau ist Name verschiedener Gemeinden und Ortsteile.
Quellen:
[Allgemeine Datenbasis] Wiktionary-Autoren: -au. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org , CC BY-SA 3.0 [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: -au. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de , CC BY-SA 4.0 Ernst Eichler, Hans Walther: Städtenamenbuch der DDR. 1. Auflage. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1986, ISBN 3-323-00007-2, DNB 860996824 Dieter Berger: Duden, Geographische Namen in Deutschland. Herkunft und Bedeutung der Namen von Ländern, Städten, Bergen und Gewässern. 2. Auflage. Dudenverlag, Mannheim/Leipzig/Wien/Zürich 1999, ISBN 3-411-06252-5, DNB 955146836