Poor

See also: poor and pöör

English

Proper noun

Poor (plural Poors)

1. A surname

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːʁ/
• Rhymes: -oːʁ

Etymology 1

From Walloon porea, from Latin porrum. Doublet of Porré.

Alternative forms

• Porré (Eupen)
• poor

Noun

Poor m (plural Poore, diminutive Pöörke)

1. (Eupen) leek

Etymology 2

From Old French pore, Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

Noun

Poor f (plural Poore)

1. (Eupen) pore

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian pār, from Latin pār. More at pair.

Noun

Poor n

1. pair; couple