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/
  • (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

Italian

Adjective

pover

  1. Apocopic form of povere

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