vappa
Latin edit
Etymology edit
See vapidus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯ap.pa/, [ˈu̯äpːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvap.pa/, [ˈväpːä]
Noun edit
vappa f (genitive vappae); first declension
- flat wine (wine that is almost vinegar)
- (figuratively, by extension) worthless person, fop
Usage notes edit
In the second sense, it may be also used as a masculine noun.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vappa | vappae |
| Genitive | vappae | vappārum |
| Dative | vappae | vappīs |
| Accusative | vappam | vappās |
| Ablative | vappā | vappīs |
| Vocative | vappa | vappae |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “vappa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vappa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- vappa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “vappa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “vappa”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin