bourgeois

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 3 German 3.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• burgeois

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from French bourgeois < Old French burgeis (“‘town dweller’”) < borc (“‘town’”) < Proto-Germanic *burgs (“‘fortress’”) < Proto-Indo-European *bʰrgʰ- (“‘fortified elevation’”). The path from Proto-Germanic to Old French is unclear. Perhaps via Frankish *burg or Late Latin burgus, or possibly both.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɔːʒ.wɑː/, /ˈbʊəʒ.wɑː/
• (US) IPA: /buɹʒ.ˈwɑː/, ˈbuɹʒ.wɑː/
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[edit] Adjective

bourgeois (comparative more bourgeois, superlative most bourgeois)

1. Of or related to the middle class, especially its attitudes and conventions.
2. Belonging to the middle class.
3. Conventional, conservative and materialistic.

   bourgeois opinion

4. (political, leftist terminology) Of, or related to capitalist exploitation of the working class.

[edit] Derived terms

• bourgeoisie
• bourgeoisification
• bourgie

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[edit] Noun

bourgeois (uncountable)

1. (political, collectively) The middle class.
2. (rare) An individual member of the middle class.
3. A person with bourgeois values and attitudes.

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[edit] French

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[edit] Adjective

bourgeois m. (f. bourgeoise, m. plural bourgeois, f. plural bourgeoises)

1. bourgeois.

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[edit] German

[edit] Adjective

bourgeois (comparative bourgeoiser, superlative am bourgeoisesten)

1. bourgeois