awer

== Hunsrik == === Etymology === From Old High German avur, from Proto-Germanic *afar, *abar, *abur (“after, following”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epér, from *h₂epó (“away, from”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.vəɾ/, /ˈawɐ/ === Conjunction === awer but; though Ich kann, awer ich will net. ― I can, but I don't want to. === References === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “awer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 17, column 1 == Low German == === Alternative forms === (in some dialects, including Low Prussian) awa (owa), awersch (awarsch) (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. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Conjunction === awer (Low Prussian) but awer öck dachte... but I thought... or fîf awer sess? five or six? ==== See also ==== man (in some dialects) bloots Plautdietsch: oba == 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 but, however Ech drénke gär Téi, awer ech haasse Kaffi. ― I like to drink tea, but I hate coffee. ==== Synonyms ==== mä === Adverb === awer (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) nonetheless, nevertheless === Particle === awer used to express astonishment, a reproach; but == Pennsylvania German == === Conjunction === awer alternative form of awwer