pupa

See also Pupa, and púpa

Translingual

New Latin, from Latin

Noun

pupa

1. Used as a specific epithet

Derived terms

• Pupa

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English

Etymology

From New Latin, from a special use of Latin pupa.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpjuːpə/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -uːpə

Noun

pupa (plural pupas or pupae or pupæ)

1. an insect in its development stage between a larva and an adult.

Hyponyms

• chrysalis

Translations

insect

• Arabic: خادرة (ar) (khaadira) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蛹 (cmn) (yǒng)

• Dutch: pop (nl) f
• Finnish: kotelo (fi)
• French: chrysalide (fr) f, nymphe (fr) f
• German: Puppe (de) f
• Indonesian: kepompong

• Japanese: 蛹 (ja) (さなぎ, sanagi)
• Korean: 번데기 (ko) (beondegi)
• Polish: poczwarka (pl) f
• Romanian: pupă f
• Russian: куколка (ru) (kúkolka) f
• Spanish: crisálida (es) f
• Vietnamese: nhộng (vi) (蛹 (vi))

See also

• caterpillar

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin pupa.

Noun

pupa f (plural pupe)

1. doll (child's toy)
2. pupa

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Latin

Etymology

Related to puer (“child”).

Noun

pupa

1. girl, little girl
2. doll

Descendants

Albanian: pupë English: pupa, puppet French: pupe, poupée, poupin German: Puppe Italian: pupa

Old French: poupette Portuguese: pupa, popa Romanian: pupă, păpușă Spanish: pupa

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈpupa]

Noun

pupa f

1. bum, rear, buttocks

Declension

    declension of pupa

	singular	plural
nominative	pupa	pupy
genitive	pupy	pup
dative	pupie	pupom
accusative	pupę	pupy
instrumental	pupą	pupami
locative	pupie	pupach
vocative	pupo	pupy

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin root *puppāre. Compare Italian poppare.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [puˈpa]

Verb

a pupa (third-person singular present pupă, past participle pupat) 1st conj.

1. (informal, transitive, or reflexive with accusative) to kiss

   Te pup dulce.

Conjugation

    conjugation of pupa (First conjugation)

infinitive			a pupa
gerund			pupând
past participle			pupat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	pup	pupi	pupă	pupăm	pupați	pupă
	imperfect	pupam	pupai	pupa	pupam	pupați	pupau
	simple perfect	pupai	pupași	pupă	puparăm	puparăți	pupară
	pluperfect	pupasem	pupaseși	pupase	pupaserăm	pupaserăți	pupaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să pup	să pupi	să pupe	să pupăm	să pupați	să pupe
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		pupă			pupați
	negative		nu pupa			nu pupați

Synonyms

• săruta

Related terms

• pup

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Spanish

Noun

pupa f (plural pupas)

1. pupa
2. bump, especially a cold sore
3. (childish) boo-boo (pain)