German

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Etymology

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With the assimilation -ntb--mp- (as in Wimper) from earlier entbor, itself an alteration of Middle High German embor, enbor, enbore, from a phrase en bor (to(wards) (a) height), of which the second word is from Old High German bor (height, summit, peak). Related to English bear (verb).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛmˈpoːr/, [ʔɛmˈpoːɐ̯], [-ˈpɔɐ̯]
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Adverb

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empor

  1. (formal, dated outside of compounds) up, upward
    Synonyms: herauf, hinauf, rauf; hoch; aufwärts; nach oben

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