попадья

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic пападïꙗ (papadïja), Greek παπαδιά (papadiá), cognate with Ukrainian попадя́ (popadjá), Belarusian пападздзя́ (papadzdzjá) or пападзьдзя́ (papadzʹdzjá).

Pronunciation

Noun

попадья́ (popadʹjáf anim (genitive попадьи́, nominative plural попадьи́, genitive plural попаде́й, pejorative попаде́йка)

  1. (colloquial) priestess, priest's wife or widow

Declension

Descendants

  • Polish: popadia