παππούς
See also: πάππους
Greek
Alternative forms
- πάππος (páppos)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek παππούς (pappoús), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek παππίας (pappías), diminutive form of πάππας (páppas, “daddy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
παππούς • (pappoús) m (plural παππούδες, feminine γιαγιά)
- grandfather, grandad, grandpa (father of one's parents)
- Ο παππούς μου πολέμησε στον Β' Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο. ― O pappoús mou polémise ston V' Pagkósmio Pólemo. ― My grandpa fought in World War II.
- (colloquial, by extension) gramps, pops, oldtimer (to address any old man)
- Πρόσεξε, παππού, μη σε πατήσει κανένα αμάξι καθώς περνάς το δρόμο. ― Prósexe, pappoú, mi se patísei kanéna amáxi kathós pernás to drómo. ― Careful, gramps, that a car doesn't run you over as you cross the road.
Declension
Declension of παππούς
Derived terms
- παππούλης m (pappoúlis) (diminutive)
Related terms
- προπάππος m (propáppos, “great-grandfather”)
Coordinate terms
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