μπαμπάς

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈbas/
  • Hyphenation: μπα‧μπάς

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish بابا (baba) + ending (-s)[1] or onomatopoeic child word.[2] The ancient hypocoristic for πατήρ (patḗr, father) was πάππας (páppas). Unrelated is the medieval βάβω (bábō) / μπάμπω (mpámpō) ("grandma, old woman"), from Slavic *babo.

Noun

μπαμπάς (bampás /babás/) m (plural μπαμπάδες)

  1. dad, father (informal)
Declension
Declension of μπαμπάς
singular plural
nominative μπαμπάς (bampás) μπαμπάδες (bampádes)
genitive μπαμπά (bampá) μπαμπάδων (bampádon)
accusative μπαμπά (bampá) μπαμπάδες (bampádes)
vocative μπαμπά (bampá) μπαμπάδες (bampádes)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From French baba (confection of that name).

Noun

μπαμπάς (bampásm (plural μπαμπάδες)

  1. baba (bun, usual soaked in rum often with cream)
Declension
Declension of μπαμπάς
singular plural
nominative μπαμπάς (bampás) μπαμπάδες (bampádes)
genitive μπαμπά (bampá) μπαμπάδων (bampádon)
accusative μπαμπά (bampá) μπαμπάδες (bampádes)
vocative μπαμπά (bampá) μπαμπάδες (bampádes)
Synonyms

References

  1. ^ μπαμπάς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ μπαμπάς - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre