papu m (plural papus)
From Proto-Finnic *papu, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *bobъ.
papu
Inflection of papu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) | ||||
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nominative | papu | pavut | ||
genitive | pavun | papujen | ||
partitive | papua | papuja | ||
illative | papuun | papuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | papu | pavut | ||
accusative | nom. | papu | pavut | |
gen. | pavun | |||
genitive | pavun | papujen | ||
partitive | papua | papuja | ||
inessive | pavussa | pavuissa | ||
elative | pavusta | pavuista | ||
illative | papuun | papuihin | ||
adessive | pavulla | pavuilla | ||
ablative | pavulta | pavuilta | ||
allative | pavulle | pavuille | ||
essive | papuna | papuina | ||
translative | pavuksi | pavuiksi | ||
abessive | pavutta | pavuitta | ||
instructive | — | pavuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
From Proto-Finnic *papu. Cognates include Finnish papu and Veps babu.
papu
Declension of papu (type 4/koivu, p-v gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | papu | pavut |
genitive | pavun | pappuin, papuloin |
partitive | pappua | papuja, papuloja |
illative | pappuu | pappui, papuloihe |
inessive | pavus | pavuis, papulois |
elative | pavust | pavuist, papuloist |
allative | pavulle | pavuille, papuloille |
adessive | pavul | pavuil, papuloil |
ablative | pavult | pavuilt, papuloilt |
translative | pavuks | pavuiks, papuloiks |
essive | papunna, pappuun | papuinna, papuloinna, pappuin, papuloin |
exessive1) | papunt | papuint, papuloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Borrowed from Russian бабки (babki), perhaps influenced by Etymology 1 due to knucklebones' resemblance to beans.
papu
Declension of papu (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | papu | paput |
genitive | papun | pappuin, papuloin |
partitive | pappua | papuja, papuloja |
illative | pappuu | pappui, papuloihe |
inessive | papus | papuis, papulois |
elative | papust | papuist, papuloist |
allative | papulle | papuille, papuloille |
adessive | papul | papuil, papuloil |
ablative | papult | papuilt, papuloilt |
translative | papuks | papuiks, papuloiks |
essive | papunna, pappuun | papuinna, papuloinna, pappuin, papuloin |
exessive1) | papunt | papuint, papuloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
papu m
papu f
Perhaps from papa (“glop, mush, pap”).
papu n (indeclinable)
Probably from papi or back-formation from papucho. Originated on Spanish-speaking Facebook group La Grasa in early 2010s, usually to describe its male members.
papu m (plural papus)
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papu (animate intransitive)
papu