prolétaire
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin proletārius (“a man whose only wealth is his offspring, or whose sole service to the state is as father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.le.tɛʁ/
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Noun
prolétaire m (plural prolétaires)
Derived terms
Adjective
prolétaire (plural prolétaires)
- proletarian
- Synonym: prolétarien
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: proletaire
- → German: Proletarier
- → Dutch: proletariër
- → Indonesian: proletariat
- → Georgian: პროლეტარიატი (ṗroleṭariaṭi)
- → Dutch: proletariër
- → Romanian: proletar
Further reading
- “prolétaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.