pobre
Bikol Central edit
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póbre (intensified pobrehon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Catalan pobre, from Latin pauper, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Compare Occitan paure~paubre, French pauvre, Spanish pobre.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈpɔ.βɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈpɔ.bɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈpɔ.bɾe]
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Adjective edit
pobre (feminine pobra, masculine and feminine plural pobres)
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References edit
- “pobre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pobre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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 edit
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Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese pobre, from Latin pauper, pauperem.
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Adjective edit
pobre m or f (plural pobres)
- poor
- Antonym: rico
- scanty
- Synonym: escaso
- unfortunate
- Synonym: desafortunado
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- (superlative): paupérrimo
- pobreza
Noun edit
pobre m or f by sense (plural pobres)
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Interjection edit
pobre!
References edit
- “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 edit
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pobre
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pobre
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese pobre, poubre, from Latin pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).
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- Hyphenation: po‧bre
Adjective edit
pobre m or f (plural pobres, comparable, comparative mais pobre, superlative o mais pobre or pobríssimo or paupérrimo)
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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 edit
pobre m or f by sense (plural pobres)
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Spanish edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish pobre, from Latin pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).
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Adjective edit
pobre m or f (masculine and feminine plural pobres, superlative paupérrimo or pobrísimo)
- (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.
- (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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- (superlative) paupérrimo, pobrísimo
- (diminutive) pobrecito, pobrecillo
- (augmentative) pobretón
- empobrecer
- pobrete
- pobrezafilia
- pobredad (dated)
- pobremente
- pobretería
- pobreza
- poco
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Further reading edit
- “pobre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish pobre, from Latin pauper. Doublet of pulubi.
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pobre (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)
Noun edit
pobre (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)
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Further reading edit
- “pobre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018