Tau

/taʊ̯/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. dew

    • Morgens liegt Tau auf dem Gras.

      In the morning there is dew on the grass.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

rosée

rosée is the French word for the same thing — both mean "dew."

Portuguese

orvalho

orvalho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dew."

Practice

1 What does Tau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Morgens liegt ___ auf dem Gras.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Tau?

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