povero
Italian
Etymology
From Latin pauper, pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Compare French pauvre.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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- poor (with little or no possessions or money)
- Antonym: ricco
- 1512, Niccolò Machiavelli, Lettera a Francesco Vettori:
- Nacqui povero, ed imparai prima a stentare che a godere.
- I was born poor and I learned how to live in hardship sooner than [I learned] how to enjoy.
- poor (to be pitied)
Noun
povero m (plural poveri, feminine povera)
Derived terms
- in parole povere
- poveraccio
- poveramente
- poverello
- poveretto / poverino
- povertà
- poveruomo
- nullatenente
Further reading
- povero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana