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poor (English)

Etymology

From - povre|lang=enm, - lang=enm, from - xno) - lang=fro, - lang=fro

Franska - -

- lang=fr), from - pauper|lang=la, from - |pavo-pars|getting little|lang=la, from - pau-|smallness|lang=en. Cognate with - - - fēawa|little, few|lang=ang. Displaced native - - - lang=enm, - poor|lang=enm (from - - - lang=ang; See arm#Etymology_2|arm), - wanstum|wantsum, wantsome|poor, needy|lang=enm (from - - - vant|deficiency, lack, want|lang=non, - - - |poor|lang=enm (from - - - unlǣde|lang=ang|sc=Latinx, - - - unweli, unwely|poor, unwealthy|lang=enm (from - - - lang=ang + - weliġ|well-to-do, prosperous, rich|lang=ang.

Pronunciation

- /pɔə/

RP

* - /pU@/Oxford BBC Guide to Pronunciation, Lena Olausson and Catherine Sangster, Oxford University Press, page xvi. Also given as the R.P. form in Get Rid of Your Accent, Linda James and Olga Smith, and English Accents'', Arthur Hughes and Peter Trudgill

* - Audio (UK)

Southern UK

* - /pO:(r)/

US

* - /pʊr/, - /pUr/

* en-us-poor.ogg

Rhymes: ʊə(r),Rhymes: ɔː(r)

- pore|paw

some accents

Adjective

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With little or no possessions or money.

We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.

Of low quality.

That was a poor performance.

To be pitied.

Oh you poor little thing.

Deficient in a specified way.

Cow's milk is poor in iron.

inadequate, insufficient

I received a poor reward for all my hard work.

Synonyms

little or no possessions

impoverished, wealthless, arm#Etymology_2|arm

of low quality

inferior

to be pitied

pitiable, arm#Etymology_2|arm

See also Wikisaurus:impoverished

See also Wikisaurus:unhappy

Antonyms

having little or no possessions

rich

of low quality

good

deficient in a specified way

rich

inadequate

adequate

Derived terms

Terms derived from poor (adjective)

poor_man's

dirt_poor

house_poor

land_poor

piss-poor

poor_as_a_church_mouse

poor_box

poorhouse

poor_relation

Translations

with no possessions or money

Albanska - varfër

Arabiska - فقير

Armenian - աղքատ|tr=aġk’at, - չքավոր|tr=čk’avor

Azeri - kasıb, - yoxsul, - fağır

Vitryska - бедны

Breton - paour

Bulgariska - беден

Catalan: pobre

Chamicuro - pople

Chinese:

: Mandarin - 貧窮|sc=Hani, - 贫穷|tr=pínqióng|sc=Hani, - 貧乏|sc=Hani, - 贫乏|tr=pínfá|sc=Hani, - 窮|sc=Hani, - 穷|tr=qióng|sc=Hani

Kroatiska - siromašan

Tjeckiska - chudý

Danska - fattig

Holländska - arm

, berooid

Finska - köyhä

, varaton

Franska - pauvre

Tyska - arm

Greek: φτωχός (ftokhós)

Hebrew: עני (ani) - דלת העם|tr=dalat ha'am

Hindiska - ग़रीब

, दीन

Ungerska - szegény

Ido - povra|xs=Ido

Interlingua: povre

Irländska - bocht

Italienska - povero

, povera

Japanska - 貧しい

, 貧乏

Koreanska - 가난한

Kurdish - ده‌ست کورت|sc=ku-Arab, - هه‌ژار|sc=ku-Arab, - فه‌قیر|sc=ku-Arab

Latin: pauper m, f, n

Luxembourgish - aarm

Marathi: ग़रीब (ġarīb), दीन (dīn)

Norska - fattig

, blakk

colloquial

Old English - earm|xs=Old English

Persiska - فقیر

Persiska - درویش

noun -->

Polska - ubogi

Portugisiska - pobre

Rumänska - sărac

, săracă

Ryska - бедный

, нищий

Sanskrit - अदानः|tr=adānaḥa|sc=Deva

Scottish Gaelic: truagh, bochd

Serbiska - siromašan

, ubog, bedan

Slovenska - reven

, ubog

Spanska - pobre

Swahili - maskini

Svenska - fattig

Telugu: బీద (beeda), పేద (paeda)

Turkiska - fakir

, yoksul

Ukrainska - бідний

Urdu - غریب|tr=ġarīb|sc=ur-Arab, - دین|tr=dīn|sc=ur-Arab

Vietnamesiska - nghèo

West Frisian: earm

to be pitied

Arabiska - مسكين

Armenian - խեղճ|tr=xeġč̣, - ողորմելի|tr=oġormeli

Catalan: pobre

Chinese:

: Mandarin - 可怜|tr=kělián|sc=Hani

Tjeckiska - nebohý

Holländska - arm

, arme, beklagenswaardig

Esperanto - bedaŭrinda|xs=Esperanto, - kompatinda|xs=Esperanto

Finska - raukka

, rukka, poloinen, rassu

Franska - pitoyable

Tyska - arm

Greek: φτωχός (ftokhós)

Ungerska - szegény

Indonesiska - malang

Interlingua: povre

Irländska - bocht

Italienska - povero

, povera

Japanska - 哀れ

, かわいそう

Kurdish - گوناح|sc=ku-Arab

Luxembourgish - aarm

Norska - stakkars

Old English - earm|xs=Old English

Polska - biedny

Portugisiska - pobre

(precedes the noun)

Rumänska - amărât

, biet, amărâtă, biată

Ryska - бедный

, жалкий, несчастный, вызывающий жалость (vyzyvájuščij žálost’)

Scottish Gaelic: truagh

Spanish: pobre

precedes the noun

Swahili - maskini

Svenska - stackars

, miserabel

Telugu: పాపం (paapaM)

Turkiska - zavallı

, düşkün, perişan

Walesiska - truenus

West Frisian: earm

of low quality

Armenian - վատ|tr=vat, - hy|ստից|tr=stic’

Bulgariska - лош

Catalan: pobre

Chinese:

: Mandarin - 貧乏|sc=Hani, - 贫乏|tr=pínfá|sc=Hani

Finska - kehno

, heikkolaatuinen

Franska - piètre

Tyska - armselig

Greek: φτωχός (ftokhós)

Ungerska - szegényes

Ido - nebona|xs=Ido

Indonesiska - buruk

Irländska - bocht

Italienska - misero

, misera

Japanska - 粗末

Kurdish - خه‌راپ|sc=ku-Arab, - بێ قیمه‌ت|sc=ku-Arab

Luxembourgish - aarmséileg

Malaysiska - teruk

Norska - dårlig

, elendig

Old English - earm|xs=Old English

Polska - nędzny

Rumänska - prost

, slab, proastă, slabă

Ryska - плохой

, слабый

Scottish Gaelic: bochd

Svenska - dålig

, undermålig, eländig, miserabel, usel

Telugu: నాసి (naasi), నాసి_రకం (naasi rakaM)

Turkiska - zayıf

, kötü

fj

: vakaloloma

id

: miskin, papa, tak_berada, kurang|kekurangan

sk

: chudobný

Noun

with "the"

Those people as a group who have little or no possessions or money.

The poor are always with us.

Translations

those with no possessions

Breton - peorien|m|p

Franska - pauvres

Tyska - Armen

Luxembourgish - Aarm|p

Polska - biedacy

, nędznicy

Portugisiska - pobres

Svenska - fattig

Armenian - աղքատները|tr=aġk’atnerë

Catalan: els pobres

Finska - köyhät

Greek: οι φτωχοί (ftokhí)

p

Ungerska - szegények

Interlingua: le povres

Italian: i poveri

p

Norska - de fattige

Spanska - pobre

Swahili - maskini

Svenska - de fattiga

References

Statistics

- till|next|257|poor|present|water|stood

Anagrams

roop#English|roop

----

poor (Anglo-Norman)

Noun

f

fear

----

poor (Limburgish)

Etymology

From - li - lang=wa

Noun

li|noun

leek#English|leek

nds:poor simple:poor

Fullständig information på

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