plebbi

Icelandic

Etymology

Coined by Icelandic comedian and mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr in 2002 (in his novel Plebbabókin, Literally, “The Book of Plebs”). The word is from Latin plēbs (“plebeians, common people”), the lower class in Ancient Rome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰlɛpːɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛpːɪ

Noun

plebbi m (genitive singular plebba, nominative plural plebbar)

1. (slang, neologism) a pleb, a common person (person out of their class at an event or gathering)
2. (slang, neologism) A pathetic person seeking wealth and fake happiness.

Declension

Declension of plebbi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	plebbi	plebbinn	plebbar	plebbarnir
accusative	plebba	plebbann	plebba	plebbana
dative	plebba	plebbanum	plebbum	plebbunum
genitive	plebba	plebbans	plebba	plebbanna