Popo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "popo"

German

Etymology

A 17th-century childish reduplication of the first syllable of Podex, from Latin pōdex.

Probably also influenced by nursery language, as common with such terms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoːpo/, /poˈpoː/ (prescriptive standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔpo/ (more commonly, at least in western Germany)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Popo m (strong, genitive Popos, plural Popos)

1. (childish) bottom, buttocks, bum

   Synonyms: Allerwertester, Arsch, Gesäß, Hintern, Hinterteil, Po, Podex, Popsch, vier Buchstaben

Usage notes

• The word is used mainly by or towards children. Occasionally it may also be used among adults.

Declension

Declension of Popo [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Popo	die	Popos
genitive	eines	des	Popos	der	Popos
dative	einem	dem	Popo	den	Popos
accusative	einen	den	Popo	die	Popos

Derived terms

• Po
• Popsch

Descendants

• Hungarian: popó (“buttocks”)
• → Romanian: popou

See also

• vier Buchstaben

Further reading

• “Popo” in Duden online
• “Popo”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Old High German

Proper noun

Popo m

1. (Bavarian) a male given name, alternative form of Poppo [8th–10th C. CE]

References

• Sigmund Herzberg-Fränkel, editor (1904), “I: Dioecesis Salisburgensis: Regiones Salisburgensis et Bavarica”, in Necrologia Germaniae (Monumenta Germaniae Historica) (in Latin), Tomvs II Dioecesis Salisbvrgensis, Berolini: Apvd Weidmannos, →ISBN, →OCLC, Liber confraternitatum vetustior (784-11th C.), Monumenta Necrologica Monasterii S. Petri Salisburgensis, page 8, column 9, line 23
• Zusammengesetzte Handschrift: Liber Confraternitatum Sancti Petri (Liber Vitae, Verbrüderungsbuch von St. Peter). Traditionen von St. Peter (Traditionscodex M) [Composite manuscript: Liber Confraternitatum Sancti Petri (Liber Vitae, Book of Confraternity of St. Peter). Traditions of St. Peter (Tradition Codex M)]‎^[2] (in Latin), Archiv, Hs. A 1, Salzburg: Erzabtei St. Peter, Benediktinerstift, 784-13th C., page 6

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/ [ˈpo.po]
• Rhymes: -opo
• Syllabification: Po‧po

Proper noun

Popo

1. clipping of Popocatépetl, a popular nickname for the volcano

   Synonyms: Don Goyo, Popocatépetl