plebeius

plebeius

Latin

Etymology

    From plēbēs + -ius.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    plēbēius (feminine plēbēia, neuter plēbēium); first/second-declension adjective

    1. (relational) plebeian, of or from the plebs
    2. of the common people or populace, vulgar
    3. mean, low

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative plēbēius plēbēia plēbēium plēbēiī plēbēiae plēbēia
    genitive plēbēiī plēbēiae plēbēiī plēbēiōrum plēbēiārum plēbēiōrum
    dative plēbēiō plēbēiae plēbēiō plēbēiīs
    accusative plēbēium plēbēiam plēbēium plēbēiōs plēbēiās plēbēia
    ablative plēbēiō plēbēiā plēbēiō plēbēiīs
    vocative plēbēie plēbēia plēbēium plēbēiī plēbēiae plēbēia

    Noun

    plēbeius m (genitive plēbeiī or plēbeī); second declension

    1. plebeian

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

    Descendants

    • Catalan: plebeu
    • French: plébéien
    • German: Plebejer (see there for further descendants)
    • Hungarian: plebejus
    • Italian: plebeio, plebeo
    • Polish: plebejusz
    • Portuguese: plebeo, plebeu
    • Romanian: plebeu
    • Spanish: plebeyo
    • Swedish: plebej
    • Translingual: Plebejus

    References

    1. ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995), New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 342:plēbēs (classical plēbs, but NB the adj. plēbēius)
    2. ^ Buck, Carl (1904), A grammar of Oscan and Umbrian, Ginn & Co, page 186:-ēii̯o- (L. plebēius)

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