papa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "papa"

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Translingual

Noun

papa

Alternative letter-case form of Papa of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

papa

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

pappa

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle French papa

French papabor.

English papa

From French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, probably originally a reduplicated imitation of a child's early efforts at vocalising Latin pater (“father”). Compare Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: pə-päʹ, IPA^(key): /pəˈpɑː/
(General American) enPR: päʹ-pə, IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːpə/
Audio (General American): (file)
Audio (General American): (file)
Homophones: poppa (father–bother merger); popper (non-rhotic, father–bother merger)
Rhymes: -ɑː, -ɑːpə
Hyphenation: pa‧pa

Noun

papa (plural papas)

(often childish) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
(informal) A pet name for one's grandfather.
A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
- 1892, Fergus Hume, The Island of Fantasy: A Romance:
  they are all of the Orthodox Church, and obey devoutly the precepts of Papa Athanasius
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Papa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Father (familiar, conversational) — see dad

Anagrams

APAP

Akan

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pàpá]

Noun

pàpá

father
Synonym: agya
man

Etymology 2

Reduplication of pa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pápá]

Noun

papa

kindness

Adjective

papa

good

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

papa

big

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pàpà]

Noun

papa

hand fan

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

'Are'are

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /papa/
Hyphenation: pa‧pa

Noun

papa

References

Naitoro, Kateřina (2013) A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (Thesis)‎^[2], Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury, archived from the original on 2017-11-28

Catalan

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin papas, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, “bishop, patriarch”), variant of πάππας (páppas, “father”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈpa.pə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpa.pa]
Audio: (file)

Noun

papa m (plural papes)

pope

Related terms

papal
papat

Etymology 2

Verb

papa

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

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle French papa

French papabor.

Spanish papábor.?

Cebuano papa

Possibly borrowed from Spanish papá. Compare Tagalog papa, Central Bikol papa.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pa‧pa

Noun

papa

a father; a (generally human) male who begets a child
a term of address to one's father, father-in-law or husband

Synonyms

(a father): ama, amahan, tatay

Central Bikol

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle French papa

French papabor.

Spanish papábor.?

Central Bikol papa

Possibly borrowed from Spanish papá. Compare Tagalog papa, Cebuano papa.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pa‧pa
IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/ [ˈpa.pa]

Noun

papa (feminine mama)

A father; a (generally human) male who begets a child.
A term of address to one's father, father-in-law or husband.
Synonyms: ama, tatay

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

Borrowed from English, French, or Michif papa.

Noun

papa

father

Coordinate terms

(with regard to gender): mama, naha

Dieri

Noun

papa

the sister of one's father; paternal aunt

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

papa

duck

Dutch

Alternative forms

pappa (less common)

Etymology

Borrowed from French papa.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

papa m (plural papa's, diminutive papaatje n)

dad (term of address for one’s father, especially used by young children)
Synonyms: pa, pap

Derived terms

papadag

Descendants

Berbice Creole Dutch: papa
Negerhollands: popa, pupa
- → Virgin Islands Creole: popa, pupa (dated)
Skepi Creole Dutch: papai

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

papa

duck

Ewe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pà.pá/

Noun

pàpá (plural papawo)

French

Etymology

From Middle French papa, child-speak, syllable-repetitive; compare maman.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.pa/
Audio: (file)
Audio (France (Paris)): (file)
Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Audio (France (Lyon)): (file)
Audio (France (Somain)): (file)

Noun

papa m (plural papas)

(childish) papa, a child's father; also as form of address: dad, daddy
Papa, on va où ?
Daddy, where are we going?

Au revoir, papa, je t'appelle demain.
Bye, Dad. I'll call you tomorrow.
pops, any man of roughly fatherly age and appearance

Derived terms

Descendants

Guianese Creole: papa
Haitian Creole: papa
Mauritian Creole: papa

References

Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Galician

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/ [ˈpa.pɐ]
Rhymes: -apa
Hyphenation: pa‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin papas, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, “bishop, patriarch”), variant of πάππας (páppas, “father”).

Noun

papa m (plural papas)

pope

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese papa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin pappa.

Noun

papa f (plural papas)

(usually in the plural) pap; porridge
Synonym: papuxa

Derived terms

Related terms

papar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

papa

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

References

Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “papa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “papa”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “papas”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “papa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “papas”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Gothic

Romanization

papa

romanization of 𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰

Guianese Creole

Etymology

From French papa.

Noun

papa

father

References

Barthelemi, Georges (1995), Dictionnaire pratique créole guyanais - français [Practical Guianese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Cayenne: Ibis Rouge Éditions, →ISBN, page 152

Gurindji

Noun

papa

brother

References

Gurindji language words from the 50 words project from the Research Unit for Indigenous Language at the University of Melbourne. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French papa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /papa/
Audio: (file)

Noun

papa

father, dad, daddy

Interjection

papa

Used to express amazement.

References

Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[3], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 143

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *papa, from Proto-Oceanic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan (compare with Malay papan or Māori papa).

Noun

papa

board, lumber
flat surface, layer
foundation
storey (of a building), floor
(rare) table, shelf
face (of a clock)

Derived terms

ʻāpapapa (“reef”)
papa hoʻolālā (“plan”)
pāpapa (“flat”)

Verb

papa

(stative) wooden
(stative, mathematics) two-dimensional

Etymology 2

Verb

papa

(stative) native-born

Etymology 3

Verb

papa

(stative) set close together
(stative) in unison

Etymology 4

Noun

papa

wafer

Etymology 5

Noun

papa

list, directory
Synonyms: helu, helu papa

Etymology 6

Noun

papa

class (in school)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpɒpɒ]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: pa‧pa
Rhymes: -pɒ

Noun

papa (plural papák)

dad
Coordinate term: mama
(dialectal) granddad, grandfather

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	papa	papák
accusative	papát	papákat
dative	papának	papáknak
instrumental	papával	papákkal
causal-final	papáért	papákért
translative	papává	papákká
terminative	papáig	papákig
essive-formal	papaként	papákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	papában	papákban
superessive	papán	papákon
adessive	papánál	papáknál
illative	papába	papákba
sublative	papára	papákra
allative	papához	papákhoz
elative	papából	papákból
delative	papáról	papákról
ablative	papától	papáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	papáé	papáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	papáéi	papákéi

Possessive forms of *papa*
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	papám	papáim
2nd person sing.	papád	papáid
3rd person sing.	papája	papái
1st person plural	papánk	papáink
2nd person plural	papátok	papáitok
3rd person plural	papájuk	papáik

Derived terms

Compound words

nagypapa

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English papa, French papa, German Papa, Italian papà, Russian па́па (pápa), Spanish papá.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/

Noun

papa (plural papai)

papa, dad, daddy, pop
Synonyms: patreto, patro

Coordinate terms: mama, matro

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit पाप (pāpa, “bad, evil, low”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.pa/
Hyphenation: pa‧pa
Rhymes: -pa

Noun

papa

poor condition, misery
(Hinduism) sin

Synonyms

Derived terms

kepapaan

Etymology 2

Devoiced bapa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.pa/
Hyphenation: pa‧pa

Noun

papa

(colloquial) father

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian папа (papa).

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpɑ/, [ˈpɑpɑˑ]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpɑ/, [ˈpɑb̥ɑˑ]
Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
Hyphenation: pa‧pa

Noun

papa

dad, papa
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva:
  Na, papa, kala.
  Here, daddy, a fish.
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[4], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 46:
  Siis papa sannoo meille:
  Then dad says to us:

Declension

Declension of papa (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	papa	papat
genitive	papan	pappoin
partitive	pappaa	papoja
illative	pappaa	pappoi
inessive	papas	papois
elative	papast	papoist
allative	papalle	papoille
adessive	papal	papoil
ablative	papalt	papoilt
translative	papaks	papoiks
essive	papanna, pappaan	papoinna, pappoin
exessive¹⁾	papant	papoint
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.

Coordinate terms

mama (“mum, mama”)

Inupiaq

Etymology

Borrowed from English pepper.

Noun

papa (dual papak, plural papat)

pepper
Papaliġñaqmiuq imiġaurriugaq.
Pepper can also be added to a stew.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin papa, from Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pa/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -apa
Hyphenation: pà‧pa

Noun

papa m (plural papi)

pope
Synonym: pontefice

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ Turkish: papa

Japanese

Romanization

papa

Rōmaji transcription of ぱぱ
Rōmaji transcription of パパ

Kanoé

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pa.ˈpa]

Noun

papa

father

References

Laércio Nora Bacelar, Gramática da língua Kanoê (2004).

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *papa, a nursery word in origin; compare Apalaí papa, Trió papa, Akawaio papa, Macushi papa, Pemon papa, Ye'kwana jaaja, Yao (South America) pape, as well as (from non-Cariban languages) Wayampi papa.

Pronunciation

(Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA^(key): [paːpa]
(East Suriname) IPA^(key): [paʔpa]

Noun

papa (plural papante)

first-person possessed form of jumy (“father, paternal uncle”)

References

Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[5], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 336
Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “papa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 359; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[6], Paris, 1956, page 350

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpaː.pa]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpaː.pa]

Etymology 1

A nursery word imitative of the movement of the infant's lips during eating. Compare English pap, German Papp, Hungarian papi, Polish papu. Also see the derivative pappō.

Alternative forms

pappa

Noun

pāpa f (genitive pāpae); first declension

(childish) yum yum, num-num, food (especially pap)
- c. 280 CE, Nonius Marcellus, De compendiosa doctrina I 111.81 M.2–3:
  Cum cibum ac pōtiōnem "buās" ac "pāpās" vocent, mātrem "mammam", patrem "tatam".
  Since children call food "papa" and drink “bua”, mother "mamma" and father "tata".

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pāpa	pāpae
genitive	pāpae	pāpārum
dative	pāpae	pāpīs
accusative	pāpam	pāpās
ablative	pāpā	pāpīs
vocative	pāpa	pāpae

Derived terms

pappō

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Medieval Greek πάππας (páppas)

Medieval Greek πάπας (pápas)bor.

Latin papa

Borrowed from Medieval Greek πάπας (pápas, title for priests & bishops, especially by 3rd c. the bishop of Alexandria), from πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”). Some common folk etymologies derive it from various Latin acronyms, such as Petrī apostolī potestātem accipiēns (literally “the one who receives the power of the apostle Peter”).

Noun

pāpa m (genitive pāpae, feminine pāpissa); first declension

a dad, daddy, father
(Ecclesiastical Latin) a bishop
Synonyms: episcopus, pontifex
(Ecclesiastical Latin) a pope (the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome)
Synonym: pontifex maximus

Habēmus pāpam!
We have a pope!
The traditional exclamation in Rome after a papal election
(Ecclesiastical Latin) a patriarch (in primatial sees, notably Coptic Alexandria).

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pāpa	pāpae
genitive	pāpae	pāpārum
dative	pāpae	pāpīs
accusative	pāpam	pāpās
ablative	pāpā	pāpīs
vocative	pāpa	pāpae

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Albanian: papë
→ Proto-Brythonic: *pab
- Middle Welsh: pap
  - Welsh: pab
→ Old Dutch: *papo
- Middle Dutch: pape
  - Dutch: paap
→ Old English: pāpa (see there for further descendants)
→ Old French: pape (see there for further descendants)
→ Hungarian: pápa
→ Old Irish: pápa
- Irish: pápa
- Scottish Gaelic: pàpa
→ Italian: papa
- → Turkish: papa
→ Old Galician-Portuguese: papa
- Galician: papa
- Portuguese: papa
  - → Swahili: papa
→ Romanian: papă
→ Spanish: papa
- → Tagalog: Papa

References

papa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
"papa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
papa in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[7], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Latvian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpapːa]

Noun

papa m (4th declension, irregular gender, dative singular)

(often childish) dad, daddy
(archaic) pope

Declension

Declension of *papa* (4th)
	singular	plural
nominative	papa	papas
genitive	papas	papu
dative	papam	papām
accusative	papu	papas
instrumental	papu	papām
locative	papā	papās
vocative	papa	papas

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from French pape.

Noun

papa

pope

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pa/
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: pa‧pa

Etymology 1

From child language.

Noun

papa m anim (female equivalent mama)

dad, daddy
- 2017 October 18, Madlena Norbergowa, “Wót zmakanja serbskich familijow we Wjerbnje [From the gathering of Sorbian families in Werben]”, in Nowy Casnik‎^[8], volume 68, number 42, page 6:
  To samo źo, gaž jo jaden partner nimskeje abo hyšći drugeje narodnosći a jano papa abo mama powěda cilowu (how serbsku) rěc.
  The same goes if one partner is German or of another nationality and only dad or mom speaks the target language (here Sorbian).

Declension

Declension of **papa**
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	papa	papje	papy
genitive	papy	papowu	papow
dative	papje	papoma	papam
accusative	papu	papowu	papy, papow
instrumental	papu	papoma	papami
locative	papje	papoma	papach

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Pappe (“pap; paperboard”).

Noun

papa f (diminutive papka)

pap (soft food)
paperboard
- 2020 January 23, “Pśez lěto z papriku, II. źěl [Through the year with pepper, part II]”, in Nowy Casnik‎^[9], volume 71, number 4, page 5:
  Jajowa papa jo dermotna.
  An egg carton is free.

Declension

Declension of **papa**
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	papa	papje	papy
genitive	papy	papowu	papow
dative	papje	papoma	papam
accusative	papu	papje	papy
instrumental	papu	papoma	papami
locative	papje	papoma	papach

Malay

Etymology

Devoiced bapa.

Pronunciation

(Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/ [ˈpa.pa]
Hyphenation: pa‧pa

Noun

papa (plural papa-papa or para papa)

father (male parent)

Synonyms

bapa (bapanda, bapai, bapak, bapang, baba)
ayah (ayahanda, aya, yah)
abah (aba, bah)
rama

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *papa, from Proto-Oceanic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan (compare with Malay papan or Hawaiian papa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/ [ˈpɐpɐ]

Noun

papa

Derived terms

References

John C. Moorfield (2011), “papa”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN
Tregear, Edward (1891), “papa”, in Maori–Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎^[10], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 313–4

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French papa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /papa/

Noun

papa

father

References

Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 246
Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 787

Norman

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey): (file)

Noun

papa m (plural papas)

(Jersey, onomatopoeia) grandfather, grandad, grandpa

Derived terms

grand-papa (“great-grandfather”)
Papa Noué (“Father Christmas”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

papa m (definite singular papaen, indefinite plural papaer or papaar, definite plural papaene or papaane)

(pre-2012) alternative form of pappa

Old English

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin pāpa, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, “bishop, patriarch”), variant of πάππας (páppas, “father”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.pɑ/
Rhymes: -ɑː.pɑ

Noun

pāpa m

pope
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
  ...oððe frām leorningcnihtum þǣs ēadigan pāpan Sce. Gregories...
  ...or from disciples of the blessed pope St. Gregory...
- variously c. 893 – 12th century CE, entry for year 797, in Benjamin Thorpe, editor, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, According to the Several Original Authorities, London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, published 1861, page 103:
  An. DCC.XCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þām papan his tungan forcurfon ⁊ his ēagan āstungon, ⁊ hine of his setle āflīemdon, ⁊ þā sōna eft, Gode fultomiendum, hē meahte ġesēon ⁊ sprēcan ⁊ eft was papa swā hē ǣr wæs.
  Year 797 In this year the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo [III] and gouged out his eyes and drove him from his throne. And soon, through God's help, he was able to see and speak again, and became pope again just like he was before.

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	pāpa	pāpan
accusative	pāpan	pāpan
genitive	pāpan	pāpena
dative	pāpan	pāpum

Descendants

Middle English: pope, pape, popa, papa, papæ, pwope
- English: pope
  - Jamaican Creole: puop
  - Tok Pisin: pop
  - → Hindi: पोप (pop)
  - → Shan: ၸဝ်ႈမုၼ်ပူပ်ႉ (tsāo mǔn pṵ̂up), မုၼ်ၸဝ်ႈပူပ်ႉ (mǔn tsāo pṵ̂up)
  - → Urdu: پوپ (pop)
- Scots: pape, paipe, paip

Old Sundanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit पाप (pāpa, “bad, evil, low”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.pa/
Hyphenation: pa‧pa

Noun

papa

poor condition, misery
- 1518, Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian:
  "Sungut ulah barang carek kenana dora bancana na lunas papa naraka"
  "Do not speak with your mouth carelessly, for it is the door of disaster at the bottom of the hellish misery."

Adjective

papa

miserable
Papa urang lamun urang teu dipiéwé.
How miserable I'd be if I have no woman.

Derived terms

papa kalesa

Descendants

> Sundanese: papa

Papiamentu

Etymology

Derived from Dutch papa.

Noun

papa

father

Pitjantjatjara

FWOTD – 23 July 2019

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/, [ˈpɐpɐ]

Noun

papa

dog
Synonym: tjiṯutja

Papangku nyinara kuka ngalkuṉu. ― The dog sat eating meat.

References

Paul A. Eckert (2007), Pitjantjatjara / Yankunytjatjara Picture Dictionary‎^[11], IAD Press, →ISBN

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

papa

Wikipedia ^pl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pa/

(Greater Poland):
- (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): [ˈpa.pa]

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: pa‧pa

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Middle High German pepelendeverb.

Middle High German *pappe

German Pappebor.

Polish papa

Borrowed from German Pappe.

Noun

papa f

Declension

Declension of *papa*
	singular	plural
nominative	papa	papy
genitive	papy	pap
dative	papie	papom
accusative	papę	papy
instrumental	papą	papami
locative	papie	papach
vocative	papo	papy

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Middle French papa

French papabor.

Polish papa

Borrowed from French papa.

Noun

papa m pers

(archaic) dad
Synonyms: ojciec, tata

Declension

Declension of *papa*
	singular	plural
nominative	papa	papowie, papy¹
genitive	papy	papów
dative	papie	papom
accusative	papę	papów
instrumental	papą	papami
locative	papie	papach
vocative	papo	papowie

¹Deprecative.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian papa.

Noun

papa m pers

(colloquial) pope
Synonym: papież

Declension

Declension of *papa*
	singular	plural
nominative	papa	papowie, papy¹
genitive	papy	papów
dative	papie	papom
accusative	papę	papów
instrumental	papą	papami
locative	papie	papach
vocative	papo	papowie

¹Deprecative.

Etymology 4

Uncertain. Possibly a deverbal from papać. Alternative theories suggest a derivation from theorized *plapa, from dialectal German Plappe (“mouth”), from plappern.

Noun

papa f

(colloquial, mildly derogatory) face

Declension

Declension of *papa*
	singular	plural
nominative	papa	papy
genitive	papy	pap
dative	papie	papom
accusative	papę	papy
instrumental	papą	papami
locative	papie	papach
vocative	papo	papy

Etymology 5

Possibly a learned borrowing from Latin pappa.

Noun

papa f

augmentative of papka

Declension

Declension of *papa*
	singular	plural
nominative	papa	papy
genitive	papy	pap
dative	papie	papom
accusative	papę	papy
instrumental	papą	papami
locative	papie	papach
vocative	papo	papy

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pɐ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pɐ/

(Uruguay) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pa/
Rhymes: -apɐ
Hyphenation: pa‧pa

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese papa, probably borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin papas, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, “bishop, patriarch”), variant of πάππας (páppas, “father”).

Noun

papa m (plural papas, feminine papisa, feminine plural papisas)

(Christianity) pope

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Swahili: papa

Etymology 2

From Latin pappa or pāpa (“infant's cry for food”).

Noun

papa f (plural papas)

pap (food in the form of a soft paste)
baby food (soft food designed for babies)
(informal, childish) any type of food
(figurative) something with a pasty consistency

Derived terms

não ter papas na língua

Etymology 3

Verb

papa

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

Related terms

papar

Etymology 4

From Quechua papa, through Spanish papa.

Noun

papa f (plural papas)

(Uruguay) potato
Synonym: batata

Quechua

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

papa

potato

Descendants

→ Spanish: papa

Noun

papa

pope

Declension

Declension of *papa*
	singular	plural
nominative	papa	papakuna
accusative	papata	papakunata
dative	papaman	papakunaman
genitive	papap	papakunap
locative	papapi	papakunapi
terminative	papakama	papakunakama
ablative	papamanta	papakunamanta
instrumental	papawan	papakunawan
comitative	papantin	papakunantin
abessive	papannaq	papakunannaq
comparative	papahina	papakunahina
causative	paparayku	papakunarayku
benefactive	papapaq	papakunapaq
associative	papapura	papakunapura
distributive	papanka	papakunanka
exclusive	papalla	papakunalla

Possessive forms of papa

*ñuqap* - first-person singular
ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	papay	papaykuna
accusative	papayta	papaykunata
dative	papayman	papaykunaman
genitive	papaypa	papaykunap
locative	papaypi	papaykunapi
terminative	papaykama	papaykunakama
ablative	papaymanta	papaykunamanta
instrumental	papaywan	papaykunawan
comitative	papaynintin	papaykunantin
abessive	papayninnaq	papaykunannaq
comparative	papayhina	papaykunahina
causative	papayrayku	papaykunarayku
benefactive	papaypaq	papaykunapaq
associative	papaypura	papaykunapura
distributive	papayninka	papaykunanka
exclusive	papaylla	papaykunalla

*qampa* - second-person singular
qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	papayki	papaykikuna
accusative	papaykita	papaykikunata
dative	papaykiman	papaykikunaman
genitive	papaykipa	papaykikunap
locative	papaykipi	papaykikunapi
terminative	papaykikama	papaykikunakama
ablative	papaykimanta	papaykikunamanta
instrumental	papaykiwan	papaykikunawan
comitative	papaykintin	papaykikunantin
abessive	papaykinnaq	papaykikunannaq
comparative	papaykihina	papaykikunahina
causative	papaykirayku	papaykikunarayku
benefactive	papaykipaq	papaykikunapaq
associative	papaykipura	papaykikunapura
distributive	papaykinka	papaykikunanka
exclusive	papaykilla	papaykikunalla

*paypa* - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	papan	papankuna
accusative	papanta	papankunata
dative	papanman	papankunaman
genitive	papanpa	papankunap
locative	papanpi	papankunapi
terminative	papankama	papankunakama
ablative	papanmanta	papankunamanta
instrumental	papanwan	papankunawan
comitative	papanintin	papankunantin
abessive	papanninnaq	papankunannaq
comparative	papanhina	papankunahina
causative	papanrayku	papankunarayku
benefactive	papanpaq	papankunapaq
associative	papanpura	papankunapura
distributive	papaninka	papankunanka
exclusive	papanlla	papankunalla

*ñuqanchikpa* - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	papanchik	papanchikkuna
accusative	papanchikta	papanchikkunata
dative	papanchikman	papanchikkunaman
genitive	papanchikpa	papanchikkunap
locative	papanchikpi	papanchikkunapi
terminative	papanchikkama	papanchikkunakama
ablative	papanchikmanta	papanchikkunamanta
instrumental	papanchikwan	papanchikkunawan
comitative	papanchiknintin	papanchikkunantin
abessive	papanchikninnaq	papanchikkunannaq
comparative	papanchikhina	papanchikkunahina
causative	papanchikrayku	papanchikkunarayku
benefactive	papanchikpaq	papanchikkunapaq
associative	papanchikpura	papanchikkunapura
distributive	papanchikninka	papanchikkunanka
exclusive	papanchiklla	papanchikkunalla

*ñuqaykup* - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	papayku	papaykukuna
accusative	papaykuta	papaykukunata
dative	papaykuman	papaykukunaman
genitive	papaykupa	papaykukunap
locative	papaykupi	papaykukunapi
terminative	papaykukama	papaykukunakama
ablative	papaykumanta	papaykukunamanta
instrumental	papaykuwan	papaykukunawan
comitative	papaykuntin	papaykukunantin
abessive	papaykunnaq	papaykukunannaq
comparative	papaykuhina	papaykukunahina
causative	papaykurayku	papaykukunarayku
benefactive	papaykupaq	papaykukunapaq
associative	papaykupura	papaykukunapura
distributive	papaykunka	papaykukunanka
exclusive	papaykulla	papaykukunalla

*qamkunap* - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	papaykichik	papaykichikkuna
accusative	papaykichikta	papaykichikkunata
dative	papaykichikman	papaykichikkunaman
genitive	papaykichikpa	papaykichikkunap
locative	papaykichikpi	papaykichikkunapi
terminative	papaykichikkama	papaykichikkunakama
ablative	papaykichikmanta	papaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	papaykichikwan	papaykichikkunawan
comitative	papaykichiknintin	papaykichikkunantin
abessive	papaykichikninnaq	papaykichikkunannaq
comparative	papaykichikhina	papaykichikkunahina
causative	papaykichikrayku	papaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	papaykichikpaq	papaykichikkunapaq
associative	papaykichikpura	papaykichikkunapura
distributive	papaykichikninka	papaykichikkunanka
exclusive	papaykichiklla	papaykichikkunalla

*paykunap* - third-person plural
paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	papanku	papankukuna
accusative	papankuta	papankukunata
dative	papankuman	papankukunaman
genitive	papankupa	papankukunap
locative	papankupi	papankukunapi
terminative	papankukama	papankukunakama
ablative	papankumanta	papankukunamanta
instrumental	papankuwan	papankukunawan
comitative	papankuntin	papankukunantin
abessive	papankunnaq	papankukunannaq
comparative	papankuhina	papankukunahina
causative	papankurayku	papankukunarayku
benefactive	papankupaq	papankukunapaq
associative	papankupura	papankukunapura
distributive	papankunka	papankukunanka
exclusive	papankulla	papankukunalla

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *papa, from Proto-Oceanic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan (compare with Malay papan or Hawaiian papa).

Noun

papa

flat stone; shelf in the bottom of the sea; rocky sea bottom
wooden plank

References

“papa”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From French pape.

Noun

pāpá class 1a (plural bāpāpá class 2a)

pope

Samoan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *papa, from Proto-Oceanic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan.

Noun

papa

board, plank

Etymology 2

Noun

papa

grouper

References

Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 175

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin papa, from Medieval Greek πάπας (pápas, “priest”), variant of πάππας (páppas, “daddy, papa”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pâːpa/
Hyphenation: pa‧pa

Noun

pȃpa m anim (Cyrillic spelling па̑па)

pope (of the Catholic Church)

Declension

Declension of *papa*
	singular	plural
nominative	pȃpa	pȃpe
genitive	pape	papa
dative	papi	papama
accusative	papu	pape
vocative	papo	pape
locative	papi	papama
instrumental	papom	papama

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

papa (desambiguación)

Wikipedia ^es

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/ [ˈpa.pa]
Audio (Spain): (file)
Audio (Peru): (file)
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: pa‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, “bishop, patriarch”), variant of πάππας (páppas, “father”).

Noun

papa m (plural papas)

pope (an honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome)

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ Tagalog: Papa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Quechua papa.

Noun

papa f (plural papas)

(Latin America, US, Canary Islands, Andalusia, Equatorial Guinea) potato
Synonym: patata (Spain, Philippines)
(Latin America, Canary Islands) chips, crisps (packaged thin, salted, fried slice of potato)

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Inherited from Latin pappa (“food; used regarding children”).^[1]^[2]

Noun

papa f (plural papas)

(childish, familiar) very bland soup, or more broadly, food in general
(figuratively) nonsense, trifle, rubbish

Derived terms

Related terms

papar

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to papá”)

Noun

papa m (plural papas)

(regional, at least Andalusia, familiar) dad
Synonym: papá

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

papa

feminine singular of papo

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

papa

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

References

^ “papa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “papa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

Compare English papa, Dutch papa, Akan papa, Ewe papa.

Alternative forms

p'pa
ppa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pːa/, /paˈpa/

Noun

papa

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Derived from Dutch pap

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/

Noun

papa

mush
porridge
a sweet custard-based or cornflour-based dessert

Derived terms

Swahili

Pronunciation

(Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.pɑ/
Audio (Kenya): (file)

Etymology 1

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

papa (samaki)

Wikipedia ^sw

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

papa class IX (plural papa class X)

shark

Etymology 2

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

papa

Wikipedia ^sw

Borrowed from Portuguese papa.

Noun

papa class V (plural mapapa class VI)

alternative letter-case form of Papa (“pope”)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-papa (infinitive kupapa)

to tremble, quiver
(of the heart) to beat, palpitate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -papa

Positive present	-napapa
Subjunctive	-pape
Negative	-papi
Imperative singular	papa

Infinitives

Positive	kupapa
Negative	kutopapa

Imperatives

Singular	papa
Plural	papeni

Tensed forms

Habitual	hupapa
Positive past	positive subject concord + -lipapa
Negative past	negative subject concord + -kupapa

Positive present (positive subject concord + -napapa)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninapapa/napapa	tunapapa
2nd person		unapapa	mnapapa
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anapapa	wanapapa
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -napapa

Negative present (negative subject concord + -papi)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		sipapi	hatupapi
2nd person		hupapi	hampapi
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	hapapi	hawapapi
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord + -papi

Positive future	positive subject concord + -tapapa
Negative future	negative subject concord + -tapapa

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pape)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nipape	tupape
2nd person		upape	mpape
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	apape	wapape
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -pape

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord + -sipape
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord + -ngepapa
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord + -singepapa
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord + -ngalipapa
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord + -singalipapa

Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apapa)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		napapa	twapapa
2nd person		wapapa	mwapapa
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	apapa	wapapa
	m-mi_(III/IV)	wapapa	yapapa
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	lapapa	yapapa
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chapapa	vyapapa
	n_(IX/X)	yapapa	zapapa
	u_(XI)	wapapa	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwapapa
	pa_(XVI)	papapa
	mu_(XVIII)	mwapapa

Perfect	positive subject concord + -mepapa
"Already"	positive subject concord + -meshapapa
"Not yet"	negative subject concord + -japapa
"If/When"	positive subject concord + -kipapa
"If not"	positive subject concord + -sipopapa
Consecutive	kapapa / positive subject concord + -kapapa
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord + -kapape

Object concord (indicative positive)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		-nipapa	-tupapa
2nd person		-kupapa	-wapapa/-kupapeni/-wapapeni
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	-mpapa	-wapapa
	m-mi_(III/IV)	-upapa	-ipapa
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lipapa	-yapapa
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kipapa	-vipapa
	n_(IX/X)	-ipapa	-zipapa
	u_(XI)	-upapa	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	-kupapa
	pa_(XVI)	-papapa
	mu_(XVIII)	-mupapa
Reflexive		-jipapa

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -papa- + relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-papaye	-papao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-papao	-papayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-papalo	-papayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-papacho	-papavyo
n_(IX/X)	-papayo	-papazo
u_(XI)	-papao	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-papako
pa_(XVI)	-papapo
mu_(XVIII)	-papamo

Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -papa)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yepapa	-opapa
m-mi_(III/IV)	-opapa	-yopapa
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lopapa	-yopapa
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-chopapa	-vyopapa
n_(IX/X)	-yopapa	-zopapa
u_(XI)	-opapa	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-kopapa
pa_(XVI)	-popapa
mu_(XVIII)	-mopapa

Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -papia

Nominal derivations:
- kipapa
- papo

Etymology 4

See hapa.

Adverb

papa

only used in papa hapa

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Each pronunciation has a different source:

/paˈpa/ from Spanish papá, adapted from French papa
/papa/ from Hokkien 爸爸 (pâ-pâ)
/ˈpapa/ from English papa / poppa

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /paˈpa/ [pɐˈpa] (Spanish pronunciation)
  - Rhymes: -a
  - Syllabification: pa‧pa
- IPA^(key): /papa/ [pa.pa] (Hokkien pronunciation)
  - Rhymes: -apa
- IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/ [ˈpaː.pɐ] (English Pronunciation)
  - Rhymes: -apa
  - Syllabification: pa‧pa

Noun

papa or papá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉ)

(informal, familiar, childish) dad; daddy
Synonyms: pa, ama, tatay, itay, tay, tatang

Coordinate term: mama
(slang) boyfriend; sugar daddy

Alternative forms

fafa — gay slang

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /paˈpaʔ/ [pɐˈpaʔ]
  - Rhymes: -aʔ
- IPA^(key): /paˈpa/ [pɐˈpa] (obsolete)
Syllabification: pa‧pa

Adjective

papâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉ)

low and flat

Noun

papâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉ)

gentle slope
Antonym: tibong
(architecture) house with low roof and little airflow
Synonyms: alipapa, dampa

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish papa.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpapaʔ/ [ˈpaː.pɐʔ]
Rhymes: -apaʔ
Syllabification: pa‧pa

Noun

papà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉ) (colloquial)

food for kids who are only just beginning to speak

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/ [ˈpaː.pɐ]
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: pa‧pa

Noun

papa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉ)

standard size of fabric width
Synonyms: luwang, antso
(obsolete) sewing two pieces of sheet widthwise

Derived terms

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpapaʔ/ [ˈpaː.pɐʔ]
Rhymes: -apaʔ
Syllabification: pa‧pa

Noun

papà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉ) (zoology)

bee (Apis mellifera) that collects honey
Synonym: bubuyog

Etymology 6

Possibly from paapa (“cone-shaped”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/ [ˈpaː.pɐ]
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: pa‧pa

Noun

papa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉ)

(zoology) telescope snail (Telescopium telescopium)
Synonyms: bangungon, kuhol, suso
a cone-shaped shell
Synonym: kabibe

Usage notes

Also called susong papa.

Etymology 7

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpapaʔ/ [ˈpaː.pɐʔ]
Rhymes: -apaʔ
Syllabification: pa‧pa

Noun

papà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉ) (obsolete)

tearing the taro leaf to the skin

Derived terms

Etymology 8

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈpaʔ/ [pɐˈpaʔ]
Rhymes: -aʔ
Syllabification: pa‧pa

Noun

papâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉ) (obsolete)

name of the Baybayin letter ᜉ (pa), corresponding to "pa"

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English papa.

Noun

papa

father

Derived terms

papamama

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpa.pa]
Hyphenation: pa‧pa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *papa (“flat surface”). Cognates include Hawaiian papa and Māori papa.

Noun

papa

rock
rocky area

Verb

papa

(stative) to be flat
(stative) to be hard

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *papa (“fish”). Cognates include Māori pā and Samoan papa.

Noun

papa

a school of caranxes

Verb

papa

(intransitive) to group together into a school

Etymology 3

Noun

papa

bra

Etymology 4

Of imitative origin.

Noun

papa

daddy, dad

References

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[16], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 261

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bààbá.

Noun

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papa

father (male parent)

Coordinate terms

mama

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian papa. Doublet of papaz and peder.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɑˈpɑ/, [pʰɑˈpɑ]
Hyphenation: pa‧pa
Audio: (file)

Noun

papa (definite accusative papayı, plural papalar)

pope

Declension

Declension of papa

	singular	plural
nominative	papa	papalar
definite accusative	papayı	papaları
dative	papaya	papalara
locative	papada	papalarda
ablative	papadan	papalardan
genitive	papanın	papaların

Possessive forms
nominative
	singular	plural
1st singular	papam	papalarım
2nd singular	papan	papaların
3rd singular	papası	papaları
1st plural	papamız	papalarımız
2nd plural	papanız	papalarınız
3rd plural	papaları	papaları
definite accusative
	singular	plural
1st singular	papamı	papalarımı
2nd singular	papanı	papalarını
3rd singular	papasını	papalarını
1st plural	papamızı	papalarımızı
2nd plural	papanızı	papalarınızı
3rd plural	papalarını	papalarını
dative
	singular	plural
1st singular	papama	papalarıma
2nd singular	papana	papalarına
3rd singular	papasına	papalarına
1st plural	papamıza	papalarımıza
2nd plural	papanıza	papalarınıza
3rd plural	papalarına	papalarına
locative
	singular	plural
1st singular	papamda	papalarımda
2nd singular	papanda	papalarında
3rd singular	papasında	papalarında
1st plural	papamızda	papalarımızda
2nd plural	papanızda	papalarınızda
3rd plural	papalarında	papalarında
ablative
	singular	plural
1st singular	papamdan	papalarımdan
2nd singular	papandan	papalarından
3rd singular	papasından	papalarından
1st plural	papamızdan	papalarımızdan
2nd plural	papanızdan	papalarınızdan
3rd plural	papalarından	papalarından
genitive
	singular	plural
1st singular	papamın	papalarımın
2nd singular	papanın	papalarının
3rd singular	papasının	papalarının
1st plural	papamızın	papalarımızın
2nd plural	papanızın	papalarınızın
3rd plural	papalarının	papalarının

Predicative forms
	singular	plural
1st singular	papayım	papalarım
2nd singular	papasın	papalarsın
3rd singular	papa papadır	papalar papalardır
1st plural	papayız	papalarız
2nd plural	papasınız	papalarsınız
3rd plural	papalar	papalardır

West Makian

Etymology 1

Possibly related to Ternate foheka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.ˈpa/

Noun

papa

woman
wife

Etymology 2

Possibly the same origin as the first.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pa/

Noun

papa

female
oma da papa ― a girl (literally, “a female child”)

Alternative forms

pa

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[17], Pacific linguistics (etymology 1 as papá)

Wolof

Noun

papa

father

Yoruba

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pá.k͡pá/

Noun

pápá

field, plain

Derived terms

pápákọ̀ òfuurufú

[1] “papa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

[2] Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “papa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Translingual

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English

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Anagrams

Akan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Adjective

Etymology 3

Adjective

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

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'Are'are

Pronunciation

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Catalan

Etymology 1

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Noun

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Etymology 2

Verb

Cebuano

Etymology

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Noun

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Central Bikol

Etymology

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Noun

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

Noun

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Dieri

Noun

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

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Descendants

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Eastern Bontoc

Noun

Ewe

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French

Etymology

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Noun

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Descendants

References

Further reading

Galician

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun