awer
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German Low German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (in some dialects, including Low Prussian) awa; awersch
- (in some dialects, including Low Prussian, by confusion) adder, adda
- (in some dialects) aver, avers (awers)
- (in a few dialects) aber, aba
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately cognate to German aber. This and the Low German cognate of German oder are conflated in some dialects, resulting in both words being used with both meanings.
Conjunction[edit]
awer
- (Low Prussian) but
- awer öck dachte...
- but I thought...
- awer öck dachte...
- (Low Prussian) or
- fîf awer sess?
- five or six?
- fîf awer sess?
See also[edit]
Hunsrik[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German avur, from Proto-Germanic *afar, *abar, *abur (“after, following”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“away, from”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
awer
- but; though
- Ich kann, awer ich will net.
- I can, but I don't want to.
- 2008, Ursula Wiesemann, Contribuição ao desenvolvimento de uma ortografia da língua Hunsrik falada na América do Sul, SIL Brasil: Associação Internacional de Lingüística, page 30:
- awer, ap xeele, tanke, knaps – mas, descascar, agradecer, rarefeito.
- but, to peel, to thank, scarce – but, to peel, to thank, scarce
(note: the words right of the hyphen are in Portuguese)
- but, to peel, to thank, scarce – but, to peel, to thank, scarce
Further reading[edit]
Luxembourgish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German aver, from Old High German avur, afar. The expected form is *uewer; the a- is probably due to a levelling influence by cognate German aber, since the native forms show many variants (ower, iewer, iewel, ewel, partly through conflation with Middle High German *evenwal; compare Dutch evenwel).
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
awer
Synonyms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
awer
- (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect
- Dat ass awer deier. ― That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought.
- Du bass awer grouss ginn! ― Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child)
- nonetheless, nevertheless
Particle[edit]
awer
- used to express astonishment, a reproach; but
- Dat dauert awer laang!
- But that takes a long time!
Pennsylvania German[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
awer
- Alternative form of awwer
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- German Low German lemmas
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- Low Prussian Low German
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Old High German
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- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Hunsrik 2-syllable words
- Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik conjunctions
- Hunsrik terms with usage examples
- Hunsrik terms with quotations
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
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