Pooz

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Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a variant of Old High German phorta, from Latin porta. The word was borrowed around the time of the end of the consonant shift, so the -t- was generally not affected by it while the p- still was (in those dialects that have a shift p-ph-). The Ripuarian form with -z- may be due to the fact that the consonant shift reached this region somewhat later, or it may mean that the Latin word had been borrowed there earlier.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Pooz f (plural Pooze, diminutive Pöözje)

  1. gate