fower

English

Etymology 1

From fow.

Noun

fower (plural fowers)

  1. (Early Modern English, dated) One who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.

Etymology 2

Middle English fower, from Old English fēower.

Numeral

fower

  1. (Geordie, cardinal) four

Noun

fower (uncountable)

  1. The digit 4 in the NATO phonetic alphabet. It is pronounced with two syllables, to prevent possible accidental confusion with other digits.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English feōwer.

Pronunciation

  • (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈføːwər/
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔur/

Numeral

cardinal number
4 Previous: thre
Next: five

fower

  1. four

Descendants

  • English: four
  • Scots: fower
  • Yola: vour, voure

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English fower, from Old English fēower.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fʌur], [ˈfʌuər]
  • (Southwestern Scotland) IPA(key): [fuwr]

Numeral

fower

  1. (cardinal) four

Derived terms

  • fowert (“fourth”)

References

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