äver

See also: aver, avér, avēr, avêr, avër, and a ver

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• äwer, ävver, äwwer (German-based spelling alternatives)
• evver (Veldeke spelling)
• äve̩r (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
• aver, avel, ävel (alternative forms)
  • évvel, éël (Eupen)

Etymology

From earlier aver, from *aver, *avur (“but”) (cf. Old High German avur (“but”)), from Proto-Germanic *aferą (“after”). Compare German aber, Hunsrik awer, Luxembourgish awer, ower.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.vəʁ/, /ˈæ.vəʁ/
• Rhymes: -ɛvəʁ, -ævəʁ

Conjunction

äver (German-based spelling)

1. but

Adverb

äver (German-based spelling)

1. nonetheless, nevertheless
2. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect

   Dää iss äver lank gewurde.

   He has gotten quite tall.