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Italian
Etymology
From Latin pauperem. Given that the expect native reflex would have been *popere, this form was likely among the early borrowings into Italian from Gallo-Italic.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
povero (feminine povera, masculine plural poveri, feminine plural povere, superlative poverissimo)
- poor (with little or no possessions or money)
- Antonym: ricco
1512, Niccolò Machiavelli, Lettera a Francesco Vettori, (Please provide the book title or journal name):Nacqui povero, ed imparai prima a stentare che a godere.- I was born poor and I learned how to live in hardship sooner than how to enjoy.
- poor (to be pitied)
Noun
povero m (plural poveri, feminine povera)
- poor man, pauper
- (in the plural) the poor, the needy, poor people
Derived terms
References
- ^ Maiden, Martin. 1995. A linguistic history of Italian. London: Longman. Chapter 2, §7.2.
Further reading
- povero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Neapolitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian povero.
Pronunciation
- (Naples) IPA(key): , (in sandhi)
Adjective
povero (feminine singular povera, plural povere)
- poor
References
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 735: “povero” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Ledgeway, Adam (2009) Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, page 80