owa

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See also: OWA, owa', ową, -owa, ọwa, Ọwa, öwa, and ˀówa

Bavarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German abher, ab-her, abeher, equivalent to å + her. Compare archaic German abher.

Adverb

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owa

  1. down, downwards (direction towards the speaker)
    Antonym: auffa
Usage notes
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Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German aver, aber, from Old High German aber, abur, aver, avur, afur, from Proto-Germanic *aferą (behind). Compare German aber, Luxembourgish awer (but), Saterland Frisian oaber (but), Middle Low German āver, German Low German aver (but).

Conjunction

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owa (coordinating)

  1. but; however; though
    Muagn håb i koa Zeit, owa åm Freidåg dadat's geng.I don't have time tomorrow, but Friday would be fine.

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.va/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔva
  • Syllabification: o‧wa

Pronoun

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owa

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of ów