Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German pulver, from Old High German pulver, from Latin pulvis, pulveris. The pronunciation with /f/ is unusual and likely due to German influence (where it is regular and still widely heard alongside /v/).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpolfer/, /ˈpolver/, [ˈpol.fɐ], [-vɐ]

Noun

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Polver m or n (plural Polver or Polveren)

  1. powder