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The article for

Plebs

die Plebs

Plebs is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it die Plebs?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Plebs, so learn the two together: die Plebs.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] The common people in ancient Rome

[1] das gemeine Volk im antiken Rom

Examples

[1] "The folk tribunes (Tribuni Plebis) led the gatherings of the Plebs and protected the plebejers from attacks by the patrician"

[1] „Die Volkstribunen (tribuni plebis) leiteten die Versammlungen der Plebs und schützten die Plebejer vor Übergriffen seitens der Patrizier.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Plebs —
Genitiv der Plebs —
Dativ der Plebs —
Akkusativ die Plebs —
Sense 2
derdie

Meaning

[1] Educational language, pejorative: large group of uneducated people

[1] bildungssprachlich, abwertend: große Gruppe von ungebildeten Menschen

Examples

[1] "The Plebs, which has never seen a university from the inside, can't go to the podium" "

[1] „Der Plebs, der noch nie eine Uni von innen gesehen hat, kann doch nicht aufs Podium.“

[1] "He felt consciously as part of the Plebs who attended such events"

[1] „Bewußt fühlte er sich als ein Teil des Plebs, der solchen Veranstaltungen beiwohnt.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "That was reserved for the Plebs"

[1] „Das blieb dem Plebs vorbehalten.“

Declension

1 Singular 1 Singular 2 Plural
Nominativ der Plebs die Plebs —
Genitiv des Plebses der Plebs —
Dativ dem Plebs der Plebs —
Akkusativ den Plebs die Plebs —

Pronunciation

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