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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian povero, from Latin pauper.

Adjective

pover

  1. poor
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