Pöbel

German

Etymology

With influence of the French term peuple from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German bovel, povel, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French pueple, pople, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin populus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpøːbl̩]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Pö‧bel

Noun

Pöbel m (genitive Pöbels, no plural)

1. mob
2. riffraff

Derived terms

• pöbelhaft

Related terms

• Pöbelherrschaft
• pöbeln
• Pöbelei

See also

• Flegel

Further reading

• “Pöbel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pöbel” in Duden online