Power
See also: power
English
Etymology 1
From power.
Noun
Power (plural Powers)
- A button of a computer, a video game console, or similar device, that when pressed, causes the device to be either shut down or powered up.
Etymology 2
- Habitational, from Old French Poer, Pohier, Middle English Poer, Pouer, Power, after the Pays de Poix (Picardy).[1]
- From Middle English povre (“poor”) as a nickname for a poor man or ironically a miser. Compare Poor.[1]
Proper noun
Power
- A surname.
- 2024 April 11, Jennifer Hansler, “USAID administrator says it is ‘credible’ to assess famine is already occurring in parts of Gaza”, in CNN[1]:
- Although US officials have been sounding the alarm about the imminent risk of famine in the war-torn strip, USAID Administrator Samantha Power is the first official to publicly agree with an assessment that famine is already taking place.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Power”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Power f (genitive Power, no plural)
- (informal) strength, energy, physical power
- (statistics) power
Declension
Declension of Power [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms
- auspowern
- powern
Further reading
- “Power” in Duden online