πάππας

See also: παππάς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation
 

Noun

πάππᾰς • (páppas) m (genitive πάππου); first declension

  1. papa, daddy

Usage notes

Found chiefly in the vocative.

Declension
First declension of ὁ πάππᾰς; τοῦ πάππου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ πάππᾰς
ho páppas
Genitive τοῦ πάππου
toû páppou
Dative τῷ πάππᾳ
tôi páppāi
Accusative τὸν πάππᾰν
tòn páppan
Vocative πάππᾰ
páppa
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • παππάζω (pappázō)
  • παππασμός (pappasmós)
  • παππίας (pappías)
  • παππίδιον (pappídion)
  • παππίζω (pappízō)

Descendants
  • Byzantine Greek: παπᾶς (papâs, “title for priests and bishops”)
    • Ecclesiastical Latin: pāpa (“pope”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Church Slavonic: попъ (popŭ, “priest”) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading
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