pobre

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pobre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpobɾe/
  • Hyphenation: po‧bre

Adjective

póbre (intensified pobrehon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)

  1. poor; impoverished
    Synonym: mahidap
    Antonym: mayaman
    Pobre sana kami.
    We're just poor

Derived terms

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

pobre (feminine pobra, masculine and feminine plural pobres)

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

Derived terms

References

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

pobre m or f (plural pobres)

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

Noun

pobre m or f by sense (plural pobres)

  1. poor person
    Antonym: rico

Derived terms

Interjection

pobre!

  1. poor thing!

References

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pobre.

Adjective

pobre

  1. poor

Noun

pobre

  1. a beggar; a mendicant

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: po‧bre

Adjective

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

  1. 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

Noun

pobre m or f by sense (plural pobres)

  1. poor

Further reading

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Further reading


Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

pobre (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. poor
    Synonyms: mahirap, maralita

Noun

pobre (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. a beggar; a mendicant
    Synonym: dukha

Further reading

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