Oa

Appendix:Variations of "oa" Bavarian Pronunciation bar /oɐ̯/ bar oɐ̯ Etymology 1 bar goh gmw-pro 2 From bar gmh ei, from bar gem-pro *ajją. The diphthong bar oa is the regular Bavarian outcome of gmh ei (through a process of continuous backing/rounding of the onset and lowering of the offset; roughly [ɛi̯] > [äe̯] > [ɒɛ̯] > [oa̯]). The original plural was bar Oar, but bar -r is lost after bar oa in many dialects. Noun bar noun n plural Oa or Oar egg bar Oa Oa und no a Oa san zwoa Oa. One egg and another egg are two eggs. A humorous saying/tongue-twister Etymology 2 See the main entry. Noun bar noun n plural Oan bar Oah ear Usage notes Especially the singular, widely also the plural, have been displaced by bar Oahwaschl (originally “outer ear”). Plautdietsch Noun pdt noun f plural Oaren ear (of grain) pdt 1-syllable words