peuple

See also: peuplé

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Old French pueple, from Latin populus.

Noun

peuple m (plural peuples)

1. people (in the sense of nationality or ethnic group)

Derived terms

• pôpeulâre
• pôpeulaicion

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pœpl/

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• Homophones: peuplent, peuples

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French peuple, from Old French pueple, semi-learned form of pueble, from earliest Old French poblo (9th c.), from Latin populus, from Proto-Italic *poplos (“army”). Doublet of people and pueblo.

Noun

peuple m (plural peuples)

1. people (nation, distinct ethnic group)

   le peuple élu ― the Chosen People

   le peuple allemand ― the German people

2. the people, the general population, the common folk

   le petit peuple ― the little people

   le bas peuple ― the plebs

   que demande le peuple ? ― what's not to like?

   Les élites méprisent le peuple. ― The elites despise the common people.

Derived terms

• peuplade
• peuplé
• peupler

 

Related terms

• populaire, popularité, populariser
• population

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: pèp

See also

• tout le monde
• gens

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

peuple

1. inflection of peupler:
   1. first/third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “peuple”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

peuple

1. Alternative form of peple

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French pueple, from Latin populus.

Noun

peuple m (plural peuples)

1. a people

Descendants

• French: peuple
  • Haitian Creole: pèp