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Italian
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin plēbēius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pleˈbɛ.o/
- Rhymes: -ɛo
- Hyphenation: ple‧bè‧o
Adjective
plebeo (feminine plebea, masculine plural plebei, feminine plural plebee)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) plebeian (of or pertaining to the plebs)
- plebeian (of or pertaining to the common people)
- Synonym: popolare
- plebeian, lower-class; particularly (often derogatory) vulgar, crude, coarse, uncultured (of things)
Derived terms
Noun
plebeo m (plural plebei, feminine plebea)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) plebeian (member of the plebs)
- Coordinate terms: cavaliere, liberto, nobile, patrizio, schiavo
- plebeian, commoner
Further reading
- plebeo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Noun
plebeo m (plural plebeos)
- Obsolete spelling of plebeu.