populus

See also Populus

Latin

Etymology 1

The origin is unknown; perhaps from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈpo.pu.lus/

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Noun

populus (genitive populī); m, second declension

1. people
2. nation

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	populus	populī
genitive	populī	populōrum
dative	populō	populīs
accusative	populum	populōs
ablative	populō	populīs
vocative	popule	populī

Derived terms

• populō
• populātiō

Related terms

• populāris

Descendants

Albanian: popull Aromanian: popul Catalan: poble English: populace, populate, people Esperanto: popolo French: peuple Friulian: popul

Ido: populo Italian: popolo Occitan: pòble Portuguese: povo Romanian: popor Romansch: pievel, pövel

Russian: популярный, популярность Sardinian: pobulu, poburu, populu Spanish: pueblo Venetian: popoło Volapük: pöp Welsh: pobl

Etymology 2

The origin is unknown. Compare Ancient Greek πτελέα (“elm”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈpoː.pu.lus/

Noun

pōpulus (genitive pōpulī); f, second declension

1. A poplar tree

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	pōpulus	pōpulī
genitive	pōpulī	pōpulōrum
dative	pōpulō	pōpulīs
accusative	pōpulum	pōpulōs
ablative	pōpulō	pōpulīs
vocative	pōpule	pōpulī

Descendants

Albanian: plep Aromanian: plop Catalan: poll, pollancre Dutch: populier English: poplar Esperanto: poplo Friulian: pôl German: Pappeln

Ido: poplo Italian: pioppo Low German: Pappel, Pöppel Occitan: píbol Old French: poplier French: peuplier Old High German: popelboum

Middle High German: papele, papel Portuguese: choupo Romanian: plop Spanish: pobo, chopo Vilamovian: pōpuł Volapük: plop