pobre

See also: Pobre

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pobre.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: po‧bre
• IPA^(key): /ˈpobɾe/ [ˈpob.ɾe]

Adjective

pobre

1. poor; impoverished

   Synonym: mahidap

   Antonym: mayaman

Derived terms

• kapobrehan
• magpobre
• matapobre

 

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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

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɔ.βɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈpɔ.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpɔ.bɾe]

• Audio:

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Adjective

pobre (feminine pobra, masculine and feminine plural pobres)

1. poor (lacking resources)
2. 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, 2024
• “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.

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Galician

Alternative forms

• probe (vulgar)

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese pobre, from Latin pauper, pauperem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔβɾe̝/

Adjective

1. poor

   Antonym: rich

2. scanty
3. unfortunate

Related terms

• (superlative): paupérrimo
• pobreza

Noun

pobre m or f (plural s)

1. poor person

   Antonym: rico

Derived terms

• herba do pobre

Related terms

• (diminutive): pobriño
• (augmentative): pobretón

Interjection

pobre!

1. poor thing!

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pobre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pobre”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pobre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pobre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pobre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pobre.

Adjective

pobre

1. poor

Noun

pobre

1. a beggar; a mendicant

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.bɾɨ/ [ˈpɔ.βɾɨ]

• Hyphenation: po‧bre

Adjective

pobre m or f (plural pobres)

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

• pobremente
• pobrezinho

Noun

pobre m or f by sense (plural pobres)

1. poor

Related terms

• pobreza
• pobretão
• pé-de-barro

Further reading

• “pobre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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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):

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Adjective

pobre m or f (masculine and feminine plural pobres, superlative paupérrimo or pobrísimo)

1. (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.

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

• 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

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pobre. Doublet of pulubi.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: po‧bre
• IPA^(key): /ˈpobɾe/, [ˈpob.ɾɛ]

• Audio:

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Adjective

pobre

1. poor

Noun

pobre

1. a beggar; a mendicant

Derived terms

• matapobre