papae

Latin

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic, a regional Mediterranean interjection cognate to Ancient Greek παπαῖ (papaî). Compare babae.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [paˈpae̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [paˈpɛː]

Interjection

papae

1. whoa, ooh, wow, ouch! (expressing any sudden emotion)
   • 524 CE, Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 4.2p:

     Tum ego: "Papae" inquam "ut magna promittis!"

     "Whoa!", I said, "You promise such great things!"

Further reading

• “papae” on page 1422 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
• “papae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “papae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “papae”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology 2

From pāpa +‎ -ae.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpaː.pae̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpaː.pe]

Noun

pāpae

1. inflection of pāpa:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive/dative singular