praube

Occitan

Alternative forms

• paure
• paubre (Limousin)

Etymology

From Old Occitan paubre (with metathesis), from Latin pauper, pauperem.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

praube m (feminine singular prauba, masculine plural praubes, feminine plural praubas)

1. (Gascony) poor (lacking resources)

Further reading

• Simon-Jude Honnorat, Dictionnaire Provençal-Français (tome 2, P-Z), Repos, Digne, 1847, page 944.