𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰

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Gothic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παπᾶς (papâs).

Noun[edit]

𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰 • (papa) m

(Post-Wulfilan Gothic) (Christian) priest, clergyman

Declension[edit]

Masculine an-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰 papa	𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌽𐍃 papans
Vocative	𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰 papa	𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌽𐍃 papans
Accusative	𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌽 papan	𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌽𐍃 papans
Genitive	𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌹𐌽𐍃 papins	𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌴 papanē
Dative	𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌹𐌽 papin	𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌼 papam

Synonyms[edit]

𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja) (Wulfilan Gothic)

Descendants[edit]

→ Old High German: pfaffo, phapho^[1]
- Middle High German: pfaffe
  - Cimbrian: faff
  - German: Pfaffe

References[edit]

^ Dennis Green, Language and History in the Early Germanic World (Cambridge 1998) p. 309

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