peuple
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See also: peuplé
Etymology
From Old French pueple, from Latin populus.
Noun
peuple m (plural peuples)
- people (in the sense of nationality or ethnic group)
Derived terms
- pôpeulâre
- pôpeulaicion
Etymology 1
Noun
peuple (Valaisan)
References
- peuple in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
Etymology 2
Noun
peuple (Beaujolais, Old Lyonnais)
References
- peuple in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pōpŭlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 181
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle French peuple, from Old French pueple, semi-learned form of pueble, from earliest Old French poblo (9th c.), from Latin populus, from Proto-Italic *poplos (“army”). Doublet of people and pueblo.
Noun
peuple m (plural peuples)
- people (nation, distinct ethnic group)
- le peuple élu ― the Chosen People
- le peuple allemand ― the German people
- the people, the general population, the common folk
- le petit peuple ― the little people
- le bas peuple ― the plebs
- que demande le peuple ? ― what's not to like?
- Les élites méprisent le peuple. ― The elites despise the common people.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
peuple
- inflection of peupler:
Further reading
- “peuple”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Noun
peuple
- Alternative form of peple
Etymology
From Old French pueple, from Latin populus.
Noun
peuple m (plural peuples)
- a people
Descendants
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