povra

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Ido povra, from French pauvre, Spanish pobre, from Latin pauper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpovra]
• Rhymes: -ovra
• Hyphenation: po‧vra

Adjective

povra (accusative singular povran, plural povraj, accusative plural povrajn)

1. poor, miserable, suffering from misfortune
2. pathetic, pitiable
3. (dated) poor, impoverished, destitute

Synonyms

• (miserable): mizera
• (pitiable): kompatinda
• (impoverished): malriĉa

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “miserable”): prospera
• (antonym(s) of “impoverished”): riĉa

Derived terms

• povrulo (poor person)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English poor, French pauvre, Italian povero, Spanish pobre, all ultimately from Latin pauper, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₁w-.

Adjective

povra

1. poor

Antonyms

• richa

Derived terms

• povreskar (“to impoverish”)
• povreso (“poverty”)