påår

See also: paar, Paar, and Påår

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• poar

Etymology

From Påår (“pair”). Akin to German paar and Luxembourgish puer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥ɔɐ̯/
• Hyphenation: påår

Determiner

a påår

1. a few, some
   • 1847, Joseph Kartsch, Feldbleameln (Gedichte in österreichischer Mundart) für seine liaw'n Låndsleut z'såmma brockt, volume 2, page 48:

     Denn nåch a påår Jåhrn kummt'r
     Z'ruck, enga Bua,
     [...]

     Then, after a few years, he comes
     back, your son,
     [...]

   • 1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Impression im März:

     Zwischen d'Bam palästern a påår Lackeln,
     g'schrian uns söig mit an Fetzenbålln

     Between the trees a few men play football,
     they're calling us, happy with a ball of scraps

References

• Maria Hornung, Sigmar Grüner (2002) “bǫa”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT