praube

Occitan

Alternative forms

paure
paubre (Limousin)

Etymology

From Old Occitan paubre (with metathesis), from Latin pauper, pauperem.

Pronunciation

Audio (Gascon) (file)

Adjective

praube m (feminine singular prauba, masculine plural praubes, feminine plural praubas)

(Gascony) poor (lacking resources)

Further reading

Simon-Jude Honnorat, Dictionnaire Provençal-Français (tome 2, P-Z), Repos, Digne, 1847, page 944.

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