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Alemannic German
Noun
pappa m
- (Gressoney) dad, daddy, papa
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.paː/
- Hyphenation: pap‧pa
Noun
pappa m (plural pappa's, diminutive pappaatje n)
- (less common) Alternative form of papa
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish pappa.
Pronunciation
Noun
pappa
- (dialectal) dad
- Synonym: isi
- (colloquial) grandpa, grandfather
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Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin pappa (“food for children”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pappa f (plural pappe)
- baby food
- pap, mush
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Verb
pappa
- inflection of pappare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
From pappare.
Pronunciation
Noun
pappa m (invariable)
- hustler, pimp
- Synonyms: protettore, pappone, lenone
Latin
Etymology 1
Verb
pappā
- second-person singular present active imperative of pappō
Etymology 2
Probably of childish, onomatopoeic origin.
Noun
pappa f
- the word with which infants call for food[1]
Descendants
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)
- dad, daddy
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin papa.
Noun
pappa m (definite singular pappaen, indefinite plural pappaer or pappaar, definite plural pappaene or pappaane)
- dad, daddy
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Swedish
Etymology
Imitative/child-speak, similar to French papa, Greek παππάς (pappás).
Pronunciation
Noun
pappa c
- dad, father
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