populus

popul-us, uit.-lat. Volk, Heeresvolk

Aus dem Altlateinischen populus (seit Mitte des 2. Jahrhunderts v. Chr.), aus dem früheren poplus, aus dem noch früheren *poplos (belegt bereits seit dem frühen 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr.[1]), aus uital. *poplos („Heer“), weitere Herkunft unbekannt; vielleicht aus dem Etruskischen oder von der Wurzel von pleō. Siehe auch 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

1. a people, nation [ quotations ▼]
2. a community of people [ quotations ▼]
3. the people, public, crowd, host, multitude [ quotations ▼]
4. (Medieval Latin) a group of people
5. (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

• popellus
• populō
• populātiō
• populāris
• vōx populī

Unknown. Compare Ancient Greek πτελέα (pteléa, “elm”), Proto-Slavic *topolь (“poplar”). Possibly from an Proto-Indo-European *po-h₂pel-o-, from a root *h₂pel- also found in Ancient Greek ἀπελλόν (apellón), although the initial *po- is left unexplained.

Alternative forms

• *plōppus (Vulgar Latin)

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

1. 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

Derived terms

• pōpulnea