πάπια
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Byzantine Greek πάπια (pápia), perhaps onomatopoeic.[1] Compare Italian papera (“duck”).
Noun edit
πάπια • (pápia) f (plural πάπιες)
- duck (aquatic bird)
- Μια πάπια μα ποια πάπια, μια πάπια με παπιά. (tongue-twister)
- Mia pápia ma poia pápia, mia pápia me papiá.
- A duck, but which duck? A duck with ducklings.
- bed urinal
Declension edit
declension of πάπια
Derived terms edit
- παπί (papí)
References edit
- ^ πάπια - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.