Latin dictionary · noun
populus
a people, nation
Dictionary forms: populus, populī
Inflection: second declension
Meaning and definitions
- a people, nation
- a community of people
- the people, public, crowd, host, multitude
- a group of people
- a parish, part of a city
Connected roots
- popul-
people
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- popular
liked or admired by many people
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| populus | nom. sg. |
| populī | nom. pl. |
| populī | gen. sg. |
| populōrum | gen. pl. |
| populō | dat. sg. |
| populīs | dat. pl. |
| populum | acc. sg. |
| populōs | acc. pl. |
| populō | abl. sg. |
| populīs | abl. pl. |
| popule | voc. sg. |
| populī | voc. pl. |
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