pover

See also: povêr

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoː.vər/

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• Hyphenation: po‧ver
• Rhymes: -oːvər

Adjective

pover (comparative poverder, superlative poverst)

1. poor, needy
2. meagre, unimpressive

   Dat was een povere uitkomst. ― That was an unimpressive result.

Derived terms

• poverheid

Descendants

• Negerhollands: pover, pobu, pubu, pobre

Italian

Adjective

pover (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of povere

Anagrams

• prove

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian povero, from Latin pauper.

Adjective

pover

1. poor