povas

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

povas

  1. present of povi

Ido

Verb

povas

  1. present of povar

Lithuanian

Povas

Etymology

Compare Latvian pāvs (peacock), Old Prussian powis (peacock). Ultimately borrowed from Latin pāvō, possibly via Polish paw (peacock).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpoːʋɐs]

Noun

póvas m (plural póvai) stress pattern 1

  1. (bird) peacock
  2. (figuratively) boastful person

Declension

References

  • povas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • povas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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