awer
German Low German
editAlternative 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
editUltimately 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
editawer
- (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
editHunsrik
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German avur, from Proto-Germanic *afar, *abar, *abur (“after, following”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“away, from”).
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editawer
- 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
editLuxembourgish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editConjunction
editawer
Synonyms
editAdverb
editawer
- (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
editawer
- used to express astonishment, a reproach; but
- Dat dauert awer laang!
- But that takes a long time!
Pennsylvania German
editConjunction
editawer
- Alternative form of awwer
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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
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- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
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