prolétaire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin proletārius (“a man whose only wealth is his offspring, or whose sole service to the state is as father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.le.tɛʁ/

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Noun

prolétaire m (plural prolétaires)

1. proletarian

Derived terms

• prolétaires de tous les pays, unissez-vous

Adjective

prolétaire (plural prolétaires)

1. proletarian

   Synonym: prolétarien

Derived terms

• prolétariat
• prolo

Descendants

• → English: proletaire
• → German: Proletarier
  • → Dutch: proletariër
    • → Indonesian: proletariat
  • → Georgian: პროლეტარიატი (ṗroleṭariaṭi)
• → Romanian: proletar

Further reading

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