poporan

Romanian

Etymology

From popor +‎ -an, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin populānus, from Latin populus (compare Italian popolano). Alternatively, an early borrowing from the Italian. However, it has been attested since the early 17th century and may be a popular or hereditary term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.poˈran/

Noun

poporan m (plural poporani)

1. (dated, regional) parishioner
2. (obsolete) peasant, villager, or member of the population in general

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	poporan	poporanul		poporani	poporanii
genitive-dative	poporan	poporanului		poporani	poporanilor
vocative	poporanule			poporanilor

Synonyms

• (parishioner): enoriaș, parohian (archaic)

Adjective

poporan m or n (feminine singular poporană, masculine plural poporani, feminine and neuter plural poporane)

1. (dated, archaic, popular) popular, of the common people

   Synonym: popular

2. a supporter of poporanism, a populist socio-political movement stressing the peasantry and farmers as the backbone of social development

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	poporan		poporană		poporani	poporane
	definite	poporanul		poporana		poporanii	poporanele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	poporan		poporane		poporani	poporane
	definite	poporanului		poporanei		poporanelor	poporanilor

Derived terms

• poporanism