# pobre
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pobre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpobɾe/ [ˈpo.bɾe]
* Hyphenation: po‧bre

### Adjective

póbre (intensified pobrehon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)
* poor; impoverished
    Synonym: mahidap
    Antonym: mayaman
    Pobre sana kami.We're just poor

#### Derived terms

* kapobrehan
* magpobre
* matapobre

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan pobre, from Latin pauper, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Compare Occitan paure~paubre, French pauvre, Spanish pobre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈpɔ.βɾə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈpɔ.bɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈpɔ.bɾe]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: po‧bre

### Adjective

pobre (feminine pobra, masculine and feminine plural pobres)
* poor (lacking resources)
* poor (lamentable)

#### Derived terms

* pobrament
* pobresa
* pobret

#### Related terms

* pobretat

### References

* “pobre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “pobre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “pobre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “pobre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* probe (vulgar)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pobre, from Latin pauper, pauperem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔbɾe/ [ˈpɔ.β̞ɾɪ]
* Rhymes: -ɔbɾe
* Hyphenation: po‧bre

### Adjective

pobre m or f (plural pobres)
* poor
    Antonym: rico
* scanty
    Synonym: escaso
* unfortunate
    Synonym: desafortunado

#### Related terms

* (superlative): paupérrimo
* pobreza

### Noun

pobre m or f by sense (plural pobres)
* poor person
    Antonym: rico

#### Derived terms

* herba do pobre

#### Related terms

* (diminutive): pobriño
* (augmentative): pobretón

### Interjection

pobre!
* poor thing!

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pobre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pobre”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pobre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pobre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pobre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pobre.

### Adjective

pobre
* poor

### Noun

pobre
* a beggar; a mendicant

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pobre, poubre, from Latin pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpɔ.bɾi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpɔ.bɾi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈpɔ.bɾe/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈpɔ.bɾɨ/ [ˈpɔ.βɾɨ]
* Hyphenation: po‧bre

### Adjective

pobre m or f (plural pobres, comparable, comparative mais pobre, superlative o mais pobre or pobríssimo or paupérrimo)
* poor
    Antonym: rico

#### Usage notes

* This adjective belongs to a group of Portuguese adjectives whose position relative to a noun changes depending on its meaning. When positioned before the noun, it is used to describe the state of being pitiable (e.g., Um pobre menino!), whereas when positioned after the noun (like most Portuguese adjectives), it refers to the lack of resources (e.g., Um menino muito pobre, sem dinheiro para comprar comida.).

#### Derived terms

* pobremente
* pobrezinho

### Noun

pobre m or f by sense (plural pobres)
* poor

### Related terms

* pobreza
* pobretão
* pé-de-barro

### Further reading

* “pobre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* probe (nonstandard)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pobre, from Latin pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpobɾe/ [ˈpo.β̞ɾe]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -obɾe
* Syllabification: po‧bre

### Adjective

pobre m or f (masculine and feminine plural pobres, superlative paupérrimo or pobrísimo)
* (before the noun) poor (pitiable, pitiful)
    Mi pobre vecino siempre está llorando.My poor neighbor is always crying.
** 2013, El sueño el Morfeo, Vuelve (a donde has venido):El pasado ya es pasado, no tienes que pedir perdón. Solo déjanos tranquilos a mí y a mi pobre corazón.The past is the past, you don't have to ask forgiveness. Just leave us alone, me and my poor heart.
* (after the noun) poor (lacking money, resources, etc.)
    Se relajan las familias ricas en casas lujosas y las familias pobres tiran en chozas desmoronadas.The rich families relax in luxurious houses and the poor families get by in dilapidated huts.

#### Antonyms

* rico

#### Derived terms

* arte pobre
* espárrago de los pobres
* pobre de mí
* pobre diablo
* pobre hombre
* pobre mujer
* pobremente
* ruibarbo de los pobres

#### Related terms

* (superlative) paupérrimo, pobrísimo
* (diminutive) pobrecito, pobrecillo
* (augmentative) pobretón
* empobrecer
* pobrete
* pobrezafilia
* pobredad (dated)
* pobremente
* pobretería
* pobreza
* poco

#### Descendants

* → Bikol Central: pobre
* → Hiligaynon: pobre
* → Tagalog: pobre, pulubi

### Further reading

* “pobre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pobre, from Latin pauper. Doublet of pulubi.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpobɾe/ [ˈpoː.bɾɛ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -obɾe
* Syllabification: po‧bre

### Adjective

pobre (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)
* poor
    Synonyms: mahirap, maralita

### Noun

pobre (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)
* a beggar; a mendicant
    Synonym: dukha

#### Related terms

* matapobre
* Pobre

### Further reading

* “pobre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018