pauper

poor

Opposite of

opulentus, dives, dis, ditis, opulens, locuples, pecuniosus

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpau̯.pɛr]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *pawoparos (a thematic adjective, which was switched to the third declension in Latin analogically), from a compound beginning with Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”) (compare English few). The origin of the second element, -per, is less certain, but probably *perh₃- (“to grant, bestow, provide”) (compare Ancient Greek ἔπορον (époron, “to supply, grant, pay”)), therefore the compound meant “providing little”.

Concepts

poor

beggar

needy

poverty-stricken

person without means

destitute

with few means

in need

indigent

necessitous

Synonyms

inops

Translations

pauvre

arm

pobre

povero

pobre

pobre

φτωχός

berooid

arm

biedny

فقير

fakir

paure

yoksul

behoeftig