baabost
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German bābest, from late Old High German bābes, from Ecclesiastical Latin papa, ultimately from Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “father”). Cognate with German Papst. Doublet of faff.
Noun edit
baabost m
- (Sette Comuni, Roman Catholicism) pope
- Dar baabost ist braan allen faffen.
- The pope is the leader of all priests.
References edit
- “baabost” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo