popo

English

October 2019, Hong Kong street graffiti: “FUCK THE POPO

Noun

popo (plural popos or popo)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative spelling of po-po

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English po-po.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

popo m (plural popo's or popo)

  1. (slang) Synonym of politie (police)
    • 2015, Ryan Gattis, Zes dagen, Singel Uitgeverijen, →ISBN, page 19:
      We denken allemaal hetzelfde: dat is geen politie. De popo klopt niet aan. Die beukt de deur in. Die komt schreeuwend binnen met een schijnwerper en het geweer in de aanslag.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2020, Kiley Reid, Zo'n leuke leeftijd, Prometheus, →ISBN, page 91:
      Maar toen de politie arriveerde had niet iedereen tijdig kunnen vluchten. Na kreten van 'O shit! De popo! De popo!' waren Robbies vrienden over een hek gesprongen en hadden zich rennend over de heuvels in veiligheid gebracht.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2022, Nora Roberts, Nachtwerk: Harry Booth staat op het punt het meest waardevolle te verliezen dat hij ooit heeft gehad - het hart van de liefde van zijn leven, Meulenhoff Boekerij, →ISBN, page 132:
      Te veel nachtwerk op dezelfde locatie gaf de popo, zoals Sebastien de politie noemde, te veel aanleiding om te snuffelen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (slang) Synonym of politieagent (police officer)
    • 2012, Natasza Tardio, Moordvrienden, Overamstel Uitgevers, →ISBN, page 64:
      Niet moeilijk, want veel kans om wat te zeggen gaven die popo me niet. De ene na de andere vraag werd op me afgevuurd. Waarom hebben jullie Daniël Bootsma vermoord? Waarom ben je niet naar de politie gegaan als je onschuldig bent?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

  • The plural form only applies to the "police officer" sense.

Eastern Geshiza

Noun

popo

  1. Hill, eminence.

Synonyms

  • zgoŋ

References

  • Honkalaso, Sami. 2019. A Grammar of Eastern Geshiza: A Culturally Anchored Description. University of Helsinki: PhD dissertation.

Esperanto

Noun

popo (accusative singular popon, plural popoj, accusative plural popojn)

  1. pop (especially in the sense of pop music)

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish poppa (plural poppor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞po̞]
  • Rhymes: -opo
  • Syllabification(key): po‧po

Noun

popo (childish)

  1. shoe

Declension

Inflection of popo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative popo popot
genitive popon popojen
partitive popoa popoja
illative popoon popoihin
singular plural
nominative popo popot
accusative nom. popo popot
gen. popon
genitive popon popojen
partitive popoa popoja
inessive popossa popoissa
elative poposta popoista
illative popoon popoihin
adessive popolla popoilla
ablative popolta popoilta
allative popolle popoille
essive popona popoina
translative popoksi popoiksi
abessive popotta popoitta
instructive popoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of popo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative poponi poponi
accusative nom. poponi poponi
gen. poponi
genitive poponi popojeni
partitive popoani popojani
inessive popossani popoissani
elative popostani popoistani
illative popooni popoihini
adessive popollani popoillani
ablative popoltani popoiltani
allative popolleni popoilleni
essive poponani popoinani
translative popokseni popoikseni
abessive popottani popoittani
instructive
comitative popoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative poposi poposi
accusative nom. poposi poposi
gen. poposi
genitive poposi popojesi
partitive popoasi popojasi
inessive popossasi popoissasi
elative popostasi popoistasi
illative popoosi popoihisi
adessive popollasi popoillasi
ablative popoltasi popoiltasi
allative popollesi popoillesi
essive poponasi popoinasi
translative popoksesi popoiksesi
abessive popottasi popoittasi
instructive
comitative popoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative popomme popomme
accusative nom. popomme popomme
gen. popomme
genitive popomme popojemme
partitive popoamme popojamme
inessive popossamme popoissamme
elative popostamme popoistamme
illative popoomme popoihimme
adessive popollamme popoillamme
ablative popoltamme popoiltamme
allative popollemme popoillemme
essive poponamme popoinamme
translative popoksemme popoiksemme
abessive popottamme popoittamme
instructive
comitative popoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative poponne poponne
accusative nom. poponne poponne
gen. poponne
genitive poponne popojenne
partitive popoanne popojanne
inessive popossanne popoissanne
elative popostanne popoistanne
illative popoonne popoihinne
adessive popollanne popoillanne
ablative popoltanne popoiltanne
allative popollenne popoillenne
essive poponanne popoinanne
translative popoksenne popoiksenne
abessive popottanne popoittanne
instructive
comitative popoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative poponsa poponsa
accusative nom. poponsa poponsa
gen. poponsa
genitive poponsa popojensa
partitive popoaan
popoansa
popojaan
popojansa
inessive popossaan
popossansa
popoissaan
popoissansa
elative popostaan
popostansa
popoistaan
popoistansa
illative popoonsa popoihinsa
adessive popollaan
popollansa
popoillaan
popoillansa
ablative popoltaan
popoltansa
popoiltaan
popoiltansa
allative popolleen
popollensa
popoilleen
popoillensa
essive poponaan
poponansa
popoinaan
popoinansa
translative popokseen
popoksensa
popoikseen
popoiksensa
abessive popottaan
popottansa
popoittaan
popoittansa
instructive
comitative popoineen
popoinensa

Descendants

  • Ingrian: popo

Further reading

French

Etymology

From pot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.po/
  • (file)

Noun

popo m (plural popos)

  1. potty
  2. poop (excrement)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English pope, French pope, German Pope, Italian pope, Russian поп (pop), Spanish pope.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpopo/

Noun

popo (plural popi)

  1. (Orthodoxy) priest, (village) pope

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Finnish popo.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞po̞]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞b̥o̞]
  • Rhymes: -opo
  • Hyphenation: po‧po

Noun

popo

  1. (childish) Synonym of kenkä (shoe)
Declension
Declension of popo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative popo popot
genitive popon poppoin, popoloin
partitive poppoa popoja, popoloja
illative poppoo poppoi, popoloihe
inessive popos popois, popolois
elative popost popoist, popoloist
allative popolle popoille, popoloille
adessive popol popoil, popoloil
ablative popolt popoilt, popoloilt
translative popoks popoiks, popoloiks
essive poponna, poppoon popoinna, popoloinna, poppoin, popoloin
exessive1) popont popoint, popoloint
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.

Etymology 2

Childspeak. Compare English boo-boo

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞po̞]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞b̥o̞]
  • Rhymes: -opo
  • Hyphenation: po‧po

Noun

popo

  1. (childish) Synonym of täi (louse)
Declension
Declension of popo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative popo popot
genitive popon poppoin, popoloin
partitive poppoa popoja, popoloja
illative poppoo poppoi, popoloihe
inessive popos popois, popolois
elative popost popoist, popoloist
allative popolle popoille, popoloille
adessive popol popoil, popoloil
ablative popolt popoilt, popoloilt
translative popoks popoiks, popoloiks
essive poponna, poppoon popoinna, popoloinna, poppoin, popoloin
exessive1) popont popoint, popoloint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 418

Marshallese

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲɔːbʲɔ], (enunciated) [pʲɔ pʲɔ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲɛwpʲɛw/
  • Bender phonemes: {pewpew}

Verb

popo

  1. sweep; brush off

References

Spanish

Noun

popo m (plural popos)

  1. (childish) poo; poop

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

popo (n class, plural popo)

  1. bat (flying mammal)
  2. (figuratively) a traitor

Tok Pisin

Noun

popo

  1. pawpaw
  2. female's breast

Synonyms

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French popo (potty, poop).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: po‧po

Noun

popo (definite accusative popoyu, plural popolar)

  1. (slang, childish) butt, ass
    Popom acıyor.
    My butt hurts.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative popo
Definite accusative popoyu
Singular Plural
Nominative popo popolar
Definite accusative popoyu popoları
Dative popoya popolara
Locative popoda popolarda
Ablative popodan popolardan
Genitive poponun popoların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular popom popolarım
2nd singular popon popoların
3rd singular poposu popoları
1st plural popomuz popolarımız
2nd plural poponuz popolarınız
3rd plural popoları popoları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular popomu popolarımı
2nd singular poponu popolarını
3rd singular poposunu popolarını
1st plural popomuzu popolarımızı
2nd plural poponuzu popolarınızı
3rd plural popolarını popolarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular popoma popolarıma
2nd singular popona popolarına
3rd singular poposuna popolarına
1st plural popomuza popolarımıza
2nd plural poponuza popolarınıza
3rd plural popolarına popolarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular popomda popolarımda
2nd singular poponda popolarında
3rd singular poposunda popolarında
1st plural popomuzda popolarımızda
2nd plural poponuzda popolarınızda
3rd plural popolarında popolarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular popomdan popolarımdan
2nd singular popondan popolarından
3rd singular poposundan popolarından
1st plural popomuzdan popolarımızdan
2nd plural poponuzdan popolarınızdan
3rd plural popolarından popolarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular popomun popolarımın
2nd singular poponun popolarının
3rd singular poposunun popolarının
1st plural popomuzun popolarımızın
2nd plural poponuzun popolarınızın
3rd plural popolarının popolarının

Further reading

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • òpópó

Etymology

From an ideophonic sense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pó.k͡pó/

Noun

pópó

  1. street, alleyway, junction
    Synonyms: ọ̀nà, títì, òpópónà

Derived terms

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