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pobre

See also: Pobre

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pobre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpobɾe/, [ˈpo.bɾe]
  • Hyphenation: po‧bre

Adjective

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póbre (intensified pobrehon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)

  1. poor; impoverished
    Synonym: mahidap
    Antonym: mayaman

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan pobre, from Latin pauper, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Compare Occitan paure~paubre, French pauvre, Spanish pobre.

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pobre (feminine pobra, masculine and feminine plural pobres)

  1. poor (lacking resources)
  2. poor (lamentable)

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese pobre, from Latin pauper, pauperem.

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Adjective

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pobre m or f (plural pobres)

  1. poor
    Antonym: rico
  2. scanty
    Synonym: escaso
  3. unfortunate
    Synonym: desafortunado
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Noun

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pobre m or f by sense (plural pobres)

  1. poor person
    Antonym: rico

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Interjection

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pobre!

  1. poor thing!

References

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  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pobre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pobre”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • “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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pobre.

Adjective

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pobre

  1. poor

Noun

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pobre

  1. a beggar; a mendicant

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese pobre, poubre, from Latin pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).

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  • Hyphenation: po‧bre

Adjective

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pobre m or f (plural pobres, comparable, comparative mais pobre, superlative o mais pobre or pobríssimo or paupérrimo)

  1. poor
    Antonym: rico

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  • 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.).

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Noun

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pobre m or f by sense (plural pobres)

  1. poor
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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish pobre, from Latin pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).

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pobre m or f (masculine and feminine plural pobres, superlative paupérrimo or pobrísimo)

  1. (before the noun) poor (pitiable, pitiful)
    Mi pobre vecino siempre está llorando.
    My poor neighbor is always crying.
    • 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.
  2. (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.

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Descendants

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  • → Bikol Central: pobre
  • → Hiligaynon: pobre
  • → Tagalog: pobre, pulubi

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pobre, from Latin pauper. Doublet of pulubi.

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pobre (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. poor
    Synonyms: mahirap, maralita

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pobre (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. a beggar; a mendicant
    Synonym: dukha
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Further reading

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  • “pobre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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