попадья

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəpɐˈdʲja]

Noun

попадья́ • (popadʹjá) f anim (genitive попадьи́, nominative plural попадьи́, genitive plural попаде́й, pejorative попаде́йка)

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

Declension

Descendants

  • Polish: popadia
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