povra
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Ido povra, from French pauvre, Spanish pobre, from Latin pauper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpovra/
- Rhymes: -ovra
- Hyphenation: po‧vra
Adjective
povra (accusative singular povran, plural povraj, accusative plural povrajn)
- poor, miserable, suffering from misfortune
- pathetic, pitiable
- (dated) poor, impoverished, destitute
Synonyms
- (miserable): mizera
- (pitiable): kompatinda
- (impoverished): malriĉa
Antonyms
Derived terms
- povrulo (poor person)
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English poor, French pauvre, Italian povero, Spanish pobre, all ultimately from Latin pauper, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₁w-.
Adjective
povra