plebbi

Icelandic

Etymology

Coined by Icelandic comedian and mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr in 2002 (in his novel Plebbabókin, Literally, “The Book of Plebs”). The word is from Latin plēbs (“plebeians, common people”), the lower class in Ancient Rome.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰlɛpːɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpːɪ

Noun

plebbi m (genitive singular plebba, nominative plural plebbar)

  1. (slang, neologism) a pleb, a common person (person out of their class at an event or gathering)
  2. (slang, neologism) A pathetic person seeking wealth and fake happiness.

Declension

Declension of plebbi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative plebbi plebbinn plebbar plebbarnir
accusative plebba plebbann plebba plebbana
dative plebba plebbanum plebbum plebbunum
genitive plebba plebbans plebba plebbanna
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