poverty

(Inglese)

  1. (uncountable, usually) The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
  2. (uncountable, usually) A deficiency of something needed or desired

Frequenza

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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈpɒvəti/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English poverte, from Old French poverté (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupertās, from pauper (“poor”) + -tas (“noun of state suffix”). Cognates include pauper, poor.

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