poer

See also: Poer, pör, and pœr

Franco-Provençal

Verb

poer (Old Dauphinois)

1. alternative form of povêr (“to be able to”)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “pŏsse”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 231

Middle English

Noun

poer

1. alternative form of power

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈe(ʁ)/ [poˈe(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈe(ʁ)/ [poˈe(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poˈe(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poˈe(ʁ)/ [poˈe(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /poˈe(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpweɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpweɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwe.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: po‧er

Verb

poer (first-person singular present indicative ponho, past participle posto)

1. obsolete form of pôr

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “poer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “poer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (cy-g) IPA^(key): /ˈpoːɨ̯r/
• (cy-h) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔi̯r/

Noun

poer m (plural poerion, singulative poeryn)

1. spit, spittle, saliva
2. spit, spitting image

   yr un boer ― the spit (of)

Derived terms

• chwarren boer (“salivary gland”)
• ewynnu poer (“to foam at the mouth”)
• poeri (“to spit”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of poer

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
poer	boer	mhoer	phoer

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “poer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies