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

Declension of poporan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) poporan	poporanul	(niște) poporani	poporanii
genitive/dative	(unui) poporan	poporanului	(unor) 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

Declension of poporan

		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