poporan

Romanian

Etymology

From popor +‎ -an, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin populānus, from Latin populus (compare Italian popolano). Alternatively, an early borrowing from the Italian. However, it has been attested since the early 17th century and may be a popular or hereditary term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.poˈran/

Noun

poporan m (plural poporani)

  1. (dated, regional) parishioner
  2. (obsolete) peasant, villager, or member of the population in general

Declension

Declension of poporan
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative poporan poporanul poporani poporanii
genitive-dative poporan poporanului poporani poporanilor
vocative poporanule poporanilor

Synonyms

Adjective

poporan m or n (feminine singular poporană, masculine plural poporani, feminine and neuter plural poporane)

  1. (dated, archaic, popular) popular, of the common people
    Synonym: popular
  2. a supporter of poporanism, a populist socio-political movement stressing the peasantry and farmers as the backbone of social development

Declension

Declension of poporan
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite poporan poporană poporani poporane
definite poporanul poporana poporanii poporanele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite poporan poporane poporani poporane
definite poporanului poporanei poporanilor poporanelor

Derived terms

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