pappa

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See also: Pappa and pappá

Alemannic German

Noun

pappa m

  1. (Gressoney) dad, daddy, papa

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.paː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pap‧pa

Noun

pappa m (plural pappa's, diminutive pappaatje n)

  1. (less common) Alternative form of papa

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish pappa.

Pronunciation

Noun

pappa

  1. (dialectal) dad
    Synonym: isi
  2. (colloquial) grandpa, grandfather

Declension

Inflection of pappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative pappa papat
genitive papan pappojen
partitive pappaa pappoja
illative pappaan pappoihin
singular plural
nominative pappa papat
accusative nom. pappa papat
gen. papan
genitive papan pappojen
pappain rare
partitive pappaa pappoja
inessive papassa papoissa
elative papasta papoista
illative pappaan pappoihin
adessive papalla papoilla
ablative papalta papoilta
allative papalle papoille
essive pappana pappoina
translative papaksi papoiksi
abessive papatta papoitta
instructive papoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pappani pappani
accusative nom. pappani pappani
gen. pappani
genitive pappani pappojeni
pappaini rare
partitive pappaani pappojani
inessive papassani papoissani
elative papastani papoistani
illative pappaani pappoihini
adessive papallani papoillani
ablative papaltani papoiltani
allative papalleni papoilleni
essive pappanani pappoinani
translative papakseni papoikseni
abessive papattani papoittani
instructive
comitative pappoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pappasi pappasi
accusative nom. pappasi pappasi
gen. pappasi
genitive pappasi pappojesi
pappaisi rare
partitive pappaasi pappojasi
inessive papassasi papoissasi
elative papastasi papoistasi
illative pappaasi pappoihisi
adessive papallasi papoillasi
ablative papaltasi papoiltasi
allative papallesi papoillesi
essive pappanasi pappoinasi
translative papaksesi papoiksesi
abessive papattasi papoittasi
instructive
comitative pappoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pappamme pappamme
accusative nom. pappamme pappamme
gen. pappamme
genitive pappamme pappojemme
pappaimme rare
partitive pappaamme pappojamme
inessive papassamme papoissamme
elative papastamme papoistamme
illative pappaamme pappoihimme
adessive papallamme papoillamme
ablative papaltamme papoiltamme
allative papallemme papoillemme
essive pappanamme pappoinamme
translative papaksemme papoiksemme
abessive papattamme papoittamme
instructive
comitative pappoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pappanne pappanne
accusative nom. pappanne pappanne
gen. pappanne
genitive pappanne pappojenne
pappainne rare
partitive pappaanne pappojanne
inessive papassanne papoissanne
elative papastanne papoistanne
illative pappaanne pappoihinne
adessive papallanne papoillanne
ablative papaltanne papoiltanne
allative papallenne papoillenne
essive pappananne pappoinanne
translative papaksenne papoiksenne
abessive papattanne papoittanne
instructive
comitative pappoinenne

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin pappa (food for children).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpap.pa/
  • Rhymes: -appa
  • Hyphenation: pàp‧pa

Noun

pappa f (plural pappe)

  1. baby food
  2. pap, mush
Synonyms
Derived terms

Verb

pappa

  1. inflection of pappare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

From pappare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpap.pa/
  • Rhymes: -appa
  • Hyphenation: pàp‧pa

Noun

pappa m (invariable)

  1. hustler, pimp
    Synonyms: protettore, pappone, lenone

Latin

Etymology 1

Verb

pappā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of pappō

Etymology 2

Probably of childish, onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

pappa f

  1. the word with which infants call for food[1]
Descendants
  • Catalan: pap, papa
  • Galician: papa
  • Italian: pappa
  • Portuguese: papa
  • Romanian: papă
  • Spanish: papa

References

  • pappa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pappa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • pappa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pappa m (definite singular pappaen, indefinite plural pappaer, definite plural pappaene)

  1. dad, daddy

Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin papa.

Noun

pappa m (definite singular pappaen, indefinite plural pappaer or pappaar, definite plural pappaene or pappaane)

  1. dad, daddy

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • mamma f (mum, mom)

References

Swedish

Etymology

Imitative/child-speak, similar to French papa, Greek παππάς (pappás).

Pronunciation

Noun

pappa c

  1. dad, father

Declension

Synonyms

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