Landau

See also: landau

English

Etymology

From German Landau.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlændaʊ/, /ˈlændɔː/

Proper noun

Landau (plural Landaus)

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From the common West Germanic element *land (“land, territory”)[1] and *auwju (“floodplain”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlandaʊ̯/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Lan‧dau

Proper noun

Landau n (proper noun, genitive Landaus or (optionally with an article) Landau)

  1. Landau (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; official name: Landau in der Pfalz)
  2. A town in Dingolfing-Landau district, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria. Official name: Landau an der Isar

Derived terms

Proper noun

Landau m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Landaus or (with an article) Landau, feminine genitive Landau, plural Landaus)

  1. a Jewish surname transferred from the place name

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “landau”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From German Landau.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlan.daw/
  • Rhymes: -andaw
  • Syllabification: Lan‧dau

Proper noun

Landau m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension
Declension of Landau
singular plural
nominative Landau Landauowie
genitive Landaua Landauów
dative Landauowi Landauom
accusative Landaua Landauów
instrumental Landauem Landauami
locative Landau Landauach
vocative Landau Landauowie

Proper noun

Landau f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

See also
  • Appendix:Polish surnames
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