Pöbel

See also: pøbel and pöbel

German

Alternative forms

• Bofel, Bovel, Pofel, Poffel, Povel, Pöfel, Pöffel, Pövel (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German povel, bovel (“folk, people”, ca. 1200). Generally derived from Old French pueble, pueple. However, since Middle High German consistently shows -v-, borrowing from Italian Gallo-Romance povolo should also be considered. In any case from Latin populus. The form with -b- shows a later, chiefly East Central German development and was spread by Luther’s Bible. The umlaut is attested since the 15th century (perhaps after Middle French peuple).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpøːbəl/

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• Hyphenation: Pö‧bel

Noun

Pöbel m (strong, genitive Pöbels, no plural)

1. mob
2. riffraff

Declension

Declension of Pöbel [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pöbel
genitive	eines	des	Pöbels
dative	einem	dem	Pöbel
accusative	einen	den	Pöbel

Derived terms

• pöbelhaft
• Pöbelherrschaft
• pöbeln
• Pöbelei

Related terms

• popelig
• populär

Descendants

• → Danish: pøbel
• → Norwegian: pøbel
• → Swedish: pöbel

Further reading

• “Pöbel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pöbel” in Duden online