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 articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) poporan poporanul (niște) poporani poporanii
genitive/dative (unui) poporan poporanului (unor) 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 poporanelor poporanilor

Derived terms
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