public
adjectivecommon noun
Syllable Decomposition
publicFor the adjective, from the Latin publicus (which concerns the state, which interests the public); for the noun, from the Latin publicum ('public interest') both deriving - with the addition of the adjectival suffix icus - from poplicus derived from populus ('people') with the influence, by phonetic and semantic proximity, of pubes ('adult').
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publics
Translations
german:Publikum
english:public
arabic:شعوب
spanish:público
finnish:yleisö
greek:κοινό
dutch:publiek
portuguese:público
swedish:publik
turkish:kamu