πάπας

See also: παπάς and Παπάς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pas/ → /ˈpa.pas/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pas/

Noun

πάπας • (pápas) m (genitive πάπου); first declension

1. Koine form of πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”)

Declension

First declension of ὁ πάπας; τοῦ πάπου (Koine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ πάπας ho pápas
Genitive	τοῦ πάπου toû pápou
Dative	τῷ πάπᾳ tôi pápāi
Accusative	τὸν πάπαν tòn pápan
Vocative	πάπα pápa

Greek

Etymology

Twice borrowed: from Byzantine Greek πάπας (pápas, “pope”) – also medieval παπᾶς (papâs, “priest”) –, from Medieval Latin papa, from late Koine Greek πάπας (pápas, “Christian priest; bishop of Rome”), from Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”), an imitative/nursery word (See French papa).

Noun

πάπας • (pápas) m (plural πάπες)

1. (religion) pope (the bishop of Rome)

   Antonym: αντίπαπας (antípapas, “antipope”)

Declension

declension of πάπας

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	πάπας •	πάπες •
genitive	πάπα •	παπών •
accusative	πάπα •	πάπες •
vocative	πάπα •	πάπες •

Further reading

• πάπας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el