Papa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "papa"

Translingual

Papa [2]
Papa [3]

Alternative forms

• papa

Etymology

From English papa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈpa]

Noun

Papa

1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO phonetic alphabet clear code for the letter P.
2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter P.
3. (time zone) UTC−03:00

Translations

the letter "P" in a national spelling alphabet

• Czech: Petr (cs)
• Estonian: Paul (et)
• Finnish: Paavo (fi)
• Italian: Padova (it)

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pāpās, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -apa

Proper noun

Papa m

1. pope

German

Alternative forms

• Pappa

Etymology

From French papa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpapa/ (commonly)
• IPA^(key): /paˈpaː/ (obsolete, lofty)

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -apa, -aː

Noun

Papa m (strong, genitive Papas, plural Papas)

1. dad, daddy

   Synonym: Vati

Usage notes

• The word is commonly used with a definite article in most parts of central Germany, southern Germany, and Austria: Wo ist der Papa? – "Where is Dad?" In northern Germany—and generally in writing—no article tends to be used: Wo ist Papa?
• The genitive Papas is used before the modified term, without any article or determiner: Papas Tasche – “Dad’s bag”. This is chiefly northern German usage; the southern German prefers the dative: die Tasche vom Papa (as above). — The genitive can also be used with an accompanying article or determiner: die Tasche meines Papas – “my dad’s bag”. This, however, is not common usage in any region; children will say instead: die Tasche von meinem Papa.

Declension

Declension of Papa [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Papa	die	Papas
genitive	eines	des	Papas	der	Papas
dative	einem	dem	Papa	den	Papas
accusative	einen	den	Papa	die	Papas

Derived terms

• Papi (affectionate)

Further reading

• “Papa” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Papa (Papst, Geistlicher)” in Duden online
• “Papa (Vater)” in Duden online

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Ultimately a nursery word, possibly via or akin to German Papa and Dutch papa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːpaː/
• Hyphenation: Pa‧pa
• Rhymes: -aːpaː

Noun

Papa m (plural [please provide])

1. father, papa

Usage notes

• Papa is used to address someone else's father. To describe the concept of a father in itself, the word Foar is used, while when addressing one's own father, the word Babe is used.

Coordinate terms

• Mama (“mother, mama”)

References

• Mentioned in Marron C. Fort (2015), “Babe”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin pāpās, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas).

Proper noun

Papa m

1. the Pope (head of both the Catholic and Coptic Churches)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Papa, from Latin pāpās, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas).

Proper noun

Papa

1. the Pope (head of the Roman Catholic Church)