pobre
See also: Pobre
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pobre.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: po‧bre
- IPA(key): /ˈpobɾe/
Adjective
pobre
- poor; impoverished
- Synonym: mahidap
- Antonym: mayaman
Derived terms
- kapobrehan
- magpobre
- matapobre
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan pobre, from Latin pauper, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Compare Occitan paure~paubre, French pauvre, Spanish pobre.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾe/
Audio (file)
Adjective
pobre (feminine pobra, masculine and feminine plural pobres)
- poor (lacking resources)
- poor (lamentable)
Derived terms
- pobrament
- pobresa
- pobret
Related terms
- pobretat
References
- “pobre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pobre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “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
Alternative forms
- probe (vulgar)
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese pobre, from Latin pauper, pauperem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔβɾe̝/
Adjective
pobre m or f (plural pobres)
- poor
- Antonym: rich
- scanty
- unfortunate
Related terms
- (superlative): paupérrimo
- pobreza
Noun
pobre m or f (plural pobres)
- poor person
- Antonym: rico
Derived terms
- herba do pobre
Related terms
- (diminutive): pobriño
- (augmentative): pobretón
Interjection
pobre!
- poor thing!
References
- “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
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pobre.
Adjective
pobre
- poor
Noun
pobre
- a beggar; a mendicant
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese pobre, poubre, from Latin pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾ(ɨ)/ [ˈpɔ.βɾ(ɨ)]
- Hyphenation: po‧bre
Adjective
pobre m or f (plural pobres)
- poor
- Antonym: rico
Usage notes
- 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.).
Derived terms
- pobremente
- pobrezinho
Noun
pobre m or f by sense (plural pobres)
- poor
Related terms
- pobreza
- pobretão
- pé-de-barro
Further reading
- “pobre” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Alternative forms
- probe (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Old Spanish pobre, from Latin pauper, pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpobɾe/ [ˈpo.β̞ɾe]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -obɾe
- Syllabification: po‧bre
Adjective
pobre (plural pobres, superlative paupérrimo or pobrísimo)
- (before the noun) poor (pitiable, pitiful)
- 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.
- Mi pobre vecino siempre está llorando.
- My poor neighbor is always crying.
- 2013, El sueño el Morfeo, Vuelve (a donde has venido)
- (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.
Antonyms
- rico
Derived terms
- arte pobre
- pobremente
Related terms
- (superlative): paupérrimo, pobrísimo
- (diminutive): pobrecito, pobrecillo
- (augmentative): pobretón
- empobrecer
- pobrete
- pobrezafilia
- pobredad (dated)
- pobremente
- pobretería
- pobreza
- poco
Descendants
- Bikol Central: pobre
- Hiligaynon: pobre
- Tagalog: pobre
- Tagalog: pulubi
Further reading
- “pobre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pobre. Doublet of pulubi.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: po‧bre
- IPA(key): /ˈpobɾe/, [ˈpob.ɾe]
Audio (file)
Adjective
pobre
- poor
Noun
pobre
- a beggar; a mendicant
Derived terms
- matapobre