pappa

See also: Pappa and pappá

Alemannic German

Noun

pappa m

1. (Gressoney) dad, daddy, papa

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.paː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pap‧pa

Noun

pappa m (plural pappa's, diminutive pappaatje n)

1. (less common) alternative form of papa

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish pappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝pːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pap‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): pap‧pa

Noun

pappa

1. (dialectal) dad

   Synonym: isi

2. (colloquial) grandpa, grandfather

   Synonyms: isoisä, ukki, vaari

Declension

Inflection of pappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		pappa	papat
genitive		papan	pappojen
partitive		pappaa	pappoja
illative		pappaan	pappoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pappa	papat
accusative	nom.	pappa	papat
	gen.	papan
genitive		papan	pappojen pappain rare
partitive		pappaa	pappoja
inessive		papassa	papoissa
elative		papasta	papoista
illative		pappaan	pappoihin
adessive		papalla	papoilla
ablative		papalta	papoilta
allative		papalle	papoille
essive		pappana	pappoina
translative		papaksi	papoiksi
abessive		papatta	papoitta
instructive		—	papoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pappani pappani accusative nom. pappani pappani gen. pappani genitive pappani pappojeni pappaini rare partitive pappaani pappojani inessive papassani papoissani elative papastani papoistani illative pappaani pappoihini adessive papallani papoillani ablative papaltani papoiltani allative papalleni papoilleni essive pappanani pappoinani translative papakseni papoikseni abessive papattani papoittani instructive — — comitative — pappoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pappasi pappasi accusative nom. pappasi pappasi gen. pappasi genitive pappasi pappojesi pappaisi rare partitive pappaasi pappojasi inessive papassasi papoissasi elative papastasi papoistasi illative pappaasi pappoihisi adessive papallasi papoillasi ablative papaltasi papoiltasi allative papallesi papoillesi essive pappanasi pappoinasi translative papaksesi papoiksesi abessive papattasi papoittasi instructive — — comitative — pappoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pappamme pappamme accusative nom. pappamme pappamme gen. pappamme genitive pappamme pappojemme pappaimme rare partitive pappaamme pappojamme inessive papassamme papoissamme elative papastamme papoistamme illative pappaamme pappoihimme adessive papallamme papoillamme ablative papaltamme papoiltamme allative papallemme papoillemme essive pappanamme pappoinamme translative papaksemme papoiksemme abessive papattamme papoittamme instructive — — comitative — pappoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pappanne pappanne accusative nom. pappanne pappanne gen. pappanne genitive pappanne pappojenne pappainne rare partitive pappaanne pappojanne inessive papassanne papoissanne elative papastanne papoistanne illative pappaanne pappoihinne adessive papallanne papoillanne ablative papaltanne papoiltanne allative papallenne papoillenne essive pappananne pappoinanne translative papaksenne papoiksenne abessive papattanne papoittanne instructive — — comitative — pappoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pappansa pappansa accusative nom. pappansa pappansa gen. pappansa genitive pappansa pappojensa pappainsa rare partitive pappaansa pappojaan pappojansa inessive papassaan papassansa papoissaan papoissansa elative papastaan papastansa papoistaan papoistansa illative pappaansa pappoihinsa adessive papallaan papallansa papoillaan papoillansa ablative papaltaan papaltansa papoiltaan papoiltansa allative papalleen papallensa papoilleen papoillensa essive pappanaan pappanansa pappoinaan pappoinansa translative papakseen papaksensa papoikseen papoiksensa abessive papattaan papattansa papoittaan papoittansa instructive — — comitative — pappoineen pappoinensa

Derived terms

• papparainen

compounds

• isäpappa
• pappamopo

Further reading

• “pappa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin pappa (“food for children”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpap.pa/
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: pàp‧pa

Noun

pappa f (plural pappe)

1. baby food
2. pap, mush

Synonyms

• broda
• brodaglia

Derived terms

• cervello di pappa
• essere pappa e ciccia
• pappa reale
• pappetta
• scodellare la pappa
• trovare la pappa pronta

Related terms

• pappare

Verb

pappa

1. inflection of pappare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

From pappare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpap.pa/
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: pàp‧pa

Noun

pappa m (invariable)

1. hustler, pimp

   Synonyms: protettore, pappone, lenone