awer

German Low German

Alternative forms

• (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

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

awer

1. (Low Prussian) but

   awer öck dachte...

   but I thought...

2. (Low Prussian) or

   fîf awer sess?

   five or six?

See also

• man
• (in some dialects) bloots
• Plautdietsch: oba

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German avur, from Proto-Germanic *afar, *abar, *abur (“after, following”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“away, from”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.vəɾ/, /ˈawɐ/

Conjunction

awer

1. 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)

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• ower

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːveʀ/, [ˈaːvɐ]

Conjunction

awer

1. but, however

   Ech drénke gär Téi, awer ech haasse Kaffi. ― I like to drink tea, but I hate coffee.

Synonyms

• mä

Adverb

awer

1. (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)

2. nonetheless, nevertheless

Particle

awer

1. used to express astonishment, a reproach; but

   Dat dauert awer laang!

   But that takes a long time!

Pennsylvania German

Conjunction

awer

1. Alternative form of awwer