Pöbel

See also: pøbel and pöbel

German

Alternative forms
  • Bofel, Bovel, Pofel, Poffel, Povel, Pöfel, Pöffel, Pövel (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German povel, bovel (“folk, people”, ca. 1200). Generally derived from Old French pueble, pueple. However, since Middle High German consistently shows -v-, borrowing from Italian Gallo-Romance povolo should also be considered. In any case from Latin populus. The form with -b- shows a later, chiefly East Central German development and was spread by Luther’s Bible. The umlaut is attested since the 15th century (perhaps after Middle French peuple).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpøːbəl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Pö‧bel

Noun

Pöbel m (strong, genitive Pöbels, no plural)

  1. mob
  2. riffraff

Declension
Declension of Pöbel [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Pöbel
genitive eines des Pöbels
dative einem dem Pöbel
accusative einen den Pöbel

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Danish: pøbel
  • → Norwegian: pøbel
  • → Swedish: pöbel

Further reading
  • “Pöbel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Pöbel” in Duden online
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