πάπια

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek πάπια (pápia), perhaps onomatopoeic. Compare Italian papera (“duck”).

Noun

πάπια • (pápia) f (plural πάπιες)

1. 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.

2. bed urinal

Declension

Declension of πάπια

	singular	plural
nominative	πάπια •	πάπιες •
genitive	πάπιας •	—
accusative	πάπια •	πάπιες •
vocative	πάπια •	πάπιες •

Derived terms

• παπί (papí)