Radau

See also: radau

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁaˈdaʊ̯/

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Noun

Radau m (strong, genitive Radaus, no plural)

1. racket, row, din, shindy

Declension

Declension of Radau [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Radau
genitive	eines	des	Radaus
dative	einem	dem	Radau
accusative	einen	den	Radau

Synonyms

• Gepolter
• Gestürm
• Getöse
• Klamauk
• Krach
• Krawall
• Lärm
• Rambazamba
• Rummel
• Spektakel
• Trubel
• Wirbel

 

Derived terms

• Mordsradau
• Radau machen
• Radau veranstalten
• Radaubruder
• Radaukind
• Radaumachen
• Radaumacher
• Radaumacherei
• Radaumacherin
• Radauschwester

 

Further reading

• “Radau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• Radǫu
• radauw (Veldeke spelling)
• raddou (Valkenburg, obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Radau (attested as early as the early 20th century in Limburgish), of onomatopoeic origin around the mid-19th century in Berlin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁaˈdau̯/
• Rhymes: -au̯

Noun

Radau m or n (uncountable) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish, including Eupen, Heerlen, Nieuwenhagen, Valkenburg, Waubach)

1. loud noise, racket

Usage notes

• In most dialects the masculine gender is used, but some speakers of certain dialects may also use the neuter interchangeably.