populus
From Old Latin populus (since mid-2nd c. BC), from earlier poplus, from even earlier *poplos (attested already since early 5th c. BC[1]), from Proto-Italic *poplos (“army”), further origin unknown; perhaps from Etruscan or from the root of pleō. See also plēbs.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpo.pu.lus/, [ˈpɔpʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.pu.lus/, [ˈpɔːpulus]
Noun
populus m (genitive populī); second declension
- a people, nation [ quotations ▼]
- a community of people [ quotations ▼]
- the people, public, crowd, host, multitude [ quotations ▼]
- (Medieval Latin) a group of people
- (Medieval Latin) a parish, part of a city
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | populus | populī |
| Genitive | populī | populōrum |
| Dative | populō | populīs |
| Accusative | populum | populōs |
| Ablative | populō | populīs |
| Vocative | popule | populī |
Derived terms
Unknown. Compare Ancient Greek πτελέα (pteléa, “elm”),[1] Proto-Slavic *topolь (“poplar”). Possibly from an Proto-Indo-European *po-h₂pel-o-, from a root *h₂pel- also found in Ancient Greek ἀπελλόν (apellón),[2] although the initial *po- is left unexplained.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpoː.pu.lus/, [ˈpoːpʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.pu.lus/, [ˈpɔːpulus]
Noun
pōpulus f (genitive pōpulī); second declension
- poplar tree
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pōpulus | pōpulī |
| Genitive | pōpulī | pōpulōrum |
| Dative | pōpulō | pōpulīs |
| Accusative | pōpulum | pōpulōs |
| Ablative | pōpulō | pōpulīs |
| Vocative | pōpule | pōpulī |