poverty
/ˈpɒvəti/PO-vur-tee
/ˈpɑvɚti/PAH-vur-tee
Meaningpoorness
Common meaning: lack of money
- poverfew; poorLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1317 · scan
- tynoun ending: the state of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin paucus; pauper ‘few; poor’.
Roots
- paucus; pauper Latin “few; poor”
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