pover

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See also: povêr

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch pover, from Old French povre, from Latin pauper. Cognate to French pauvre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoː.vər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: po‧ver
  • Rhymes: -oːvər

Adjective[edit]

pover (comparative poverder, superlative poverst)

  1. poor, needy
  2. meagre, unimpressive
    Dat was een povere uitkomst.That was an unimpressive result.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Negerhollands: pover, pobu, pubu, pobre

Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pover (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of povere

Anagrams[edit]

Lombard[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Akin to Italian povero, from Latin pauper.

Adjective[edit]

pover

  1. poor