Poor

See also: poor and pöör

English

Proper noun

Poor (plural Poors)

  1. A surname

Anagrams

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poːʁ/
  • Rhymes: -oːʁ

Etymology 1

From Walloon porea, from Latin porrum. Doublet of Porré.

Alternative forms

Noun

Poor m (plural Poore, diminutive Pöörke)

  1. (Eupen) leek

Etymology 2

From Old French pore, Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

Noun

Poor f (plural Poore)

  1. (Eupen) pore

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian pār, from Latin pār. More at pair.

Noun

Poor n

  1. pair; couple
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