פּויפּס

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• פּויפּסט (poypst)

Etymology

Cognate with German Papst. The development of ־וי־ (-oy-) may be from some alternate or dialectal form in Middle High German paubest / baubest, from pābest / bābest, ultimately from earlier bābes, from Old High German bābes, from Old French papes, from Latin pāpa, pappa (“father”, originally). Compare זוימען (zoymen) for the development of the diphthong.

Noun

פּויפּס • (poyps) m, plural פּויפּסן (poypsn)

1. pope (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)