pobre
See also: Pobre
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan pobre, from Latin pauper, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Compare Occitan paure~paubre, French pauvre, Spanish pobre.
Related terms
- pobretat
References
- “pobre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pobre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “pobre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pobre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Alternative forms
- probe (vulgar)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese pobre, from Latin pauper, pauperem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔβɾe̝/
Related terms
- (superlative): paupérrimo
- pobreza
Derived terms
- herba do pobre
References
- “pobre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “pobre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “pobre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “pobre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “pobre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hiligaynon
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese pobre, poubre, from Latin pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾ(ɨ)/ [ˈpɔ.βɾ(ɨ)]
- Hyphenation: po‧bre
Usage notes
- This adjective belongs to a group of Portuguese adjectives whose position relative to a noun changes depending on its meaning. When positioned before the noun, it is used to describe the state of being pitiable (e.g., Um pobre menino!), whereas when positioned after the noun (like most Portuguese adjectives), it refers to the lack of resources (e.g., Um menino muito pobre, sem dinheiro para comprar comida.).
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pobre” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Alternative forms
- probe (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Old Spanish pobre, from Latin pauper, pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpobɾe/ [ˈpo.β̞ɾe]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -obɾe
- Syllabification: po‧bre
Adjective
pobre (plural pobres, superlative paupérrimo or pobrísimo)
- (before the noun) poor (pitiable, pitiful)
- 2013, El sueño el Morfeo, Vuelve (a donde has venido):
- El pasado ya es pasado, no tienes que pedir perdón. Solo déjanos tranquilos a mí y a mi pobre corazón.
- The past is the past, you don't have to ask forgiveness. Just leave us alone, me and my poor heart.
- Mi pobre vecino siempre está llorando.
- My poor neighbor is always crying.
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- (after the noun) poor (lacking money, resources, etc.)
- Se relajan las familias ricas en casas lujosas y las familias pobres tiran en chozas desmoronadas.
- The rich families relax in luxurious houses and the poor families get by in dilapidated huts.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- (superlative) paupérrimo, pobrísimo
- (diminutive) pobrecito, pobrecillo
- (augmentative) pobretón
- empobrecer
- pobrete
- pobrezafilia
- pobredad (dated)
- pobremente
- pobretería
- pobreza
- poco
Further reading
- “pobre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: po‧bre
- IPA(key): /ˈpobɾe/, [ˈpob.ɾɛ]
Audio (file)
Related terms
Further reading
- “pobre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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