pappa

See also: Pappa and pappá

English

Noun

pappa (plural pappas)

1. Alternative spelling of papa.
   • 1942 December 22, Herbert L[ionel] Matthews, “Americans Swarm in Misty Calcutta […]”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Out in the opalescent moonlit street beggars creep around like leeches and hang on block after block whining the invariable formula, "No mamma, no pappa, no baksheesh," until the harassed soldier either buys them off or runs away.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

   • 1952 March 9, Horace W. Grenell, “Children’s Needs: Creative Slant Required For the Youngsters”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     It is quite safe to say that there is no such thing as a “hit” children’s record unless the material is aimed directly at mamma pappa on a grade “D” movie or TV show level.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

   • 1970 December 29, Arthur Daley, “Sports of The Times”, in The New York Times‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Twin double‐headers over the last week end took pappa out of circulation for two days in a row and undoubtedly inspired angry words in many households. But momma can relax next weekend.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

   • 2013 April 23, Post Staff Report, “Madonna’s homeless brother busted after allegedly refusing to leave bathroom”, in New York Post‎^[4], New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 November 2020:

     A family friend said Ciccone’s pappa has every right to preach to his son, asking him to kick the bottle before loved ones can help.

   • [2022 January 27, Finn Mackay, “In this debate over ‘missing words’, it’s marginalised people who are most at risk”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[5], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 January 2022:

     Those of us who are lesbian or gay parents, mothers or fathers, have found new words to help others understand us and make our lives visible and valid: othermothers, gaybies, co-parents, daddy and pappa, MaPa, mummies and mummas. Not bad, considering we weren’t even allowed to exist a few years ago.]

Alemannic German

Noun

pappa m

1. (Gressoney) dad, daddy, papa

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.paː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pap‧pa

Noun

pappa m (plural pappa's, diminutive pappaatje n)

1. (less common) alternative form of papa

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish pappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝pːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pap‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): pap‧pa

Noun

pappa

1. (dialectal) dad

   Synonym: isi

2. (colloquial) grandpa, grandfather

   Synonyms: isoisä, ukki, vaari

Declension

Inflection of pappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp–p gradation)
nominative		pappa	papat
genitive		papan	pappojen
partitive		pappaa	pappoja
illative		pappaan	pappoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pappa	papat
accusative	nom.	pappa	papat
	gen.	papan
genitive		papan	pappojen pappain rare
partitive		pappaa	pappoja
inessive		papassa	papoissa
elative		papasta	papoista
illative		pappaan	pappoihin
adessive		papalla	papoilla
ablative		papalta	papoilta
allative		papalle	papoille
essive		pappana	pappoina
translative		papaksi	papoiksi
abessive		papatta	papoitta
instructive		—	papoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp–p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pappani pappani accusative nom. pappani pappani gen. pappani genitive pappani pappojeni pappaini rare partitive pappaani pappojani inessive papassani papoissani elative papastani papoistani illative pappaani pappoihini adessive papallani papoillani ablative papaltani papoiltani allative papalleni papoilleni essive pappanani pappoinani translative papakseni papoikseni abessive papattani papoittani instructive — — comitative — pappoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pappasi pappasi accusative nom. pappasi pappasi gen. pappasi genitive pappasi pappojesi pappaisi rare partitive pappaasi pappojasi inessive papassasi papoissasi elative papastasi papoistasi illative pappaasi pappoihisi adessive papallasi papoillasi ablative papaltasi papoiltasi allative papallesi papoillesi essive pappanasi pappoinasi translative papaksesi papoiksesi abessive papattasi papoittasi instructive — — comitative — pappoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pappamme pappamme accusative nom. pappamme pappamme gen. pappamme genitive pappamme pappojemme pappaimme rare partitive pappaamme pappojamme inessive papassamme papoissamme elative papastamme papoistamme illative pappaamme pappoihimme adessive papallamme papoillamme ablative papaltamme papoiltamme allative papallemme papoillemme essive pappanamme pappoinamme translative papaksemme papoiksemme abessive papattamme papoittamme instructive — — comitative — pappoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pappanne pappanne accusative nom. pappanne pappanne gen. pappanne genitive pappanne pappojenne pappainne rare partitive pappaanne pappojanne inessive papassanne papoissanne elative papastanne papoistanne illative pappaanne pappoihinne adessive papallanne papoillanne ablative papaltanne papoiltanne allative papallenne papoillenne essive pappananne pappoinanne translative papaksenne papoiksenne abessive papattanne papoittanne instructive — — comitative — pappoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pappansa pappansa accusative nom. pappansa pappansa gen. pappansa genitive pappansa pappojensa pappainsa rare partitive pappaansa pappojaan pappojansa inessive papassaan papassansa papoissaan papoissansa elative papastaan papastansa papoistaan papoistansa illative pappaansa pappoihinsa adessive papallaan papallansa papoillaan papoillansa ablative papaltaan papaltansa papoiltaan papoiltansa allative papalleen papallensa papoilleen papoillensa essive pappanaan pappanansa pappoinaan pappoinansa translative papakseen papaksensa papoikseen papoiksensa abessive papattaan papattansa papoittaan papoittansa instructive — — comitative — pappoineen pappoinensa

Derived terms

• papparainen

compounds

• isäpappa
• pappamopo

Further reading

• “pappa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[6] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin pappa (“food for children”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpap.pa/
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: pàp‧pa

Noun

pappa f (plural pappe)

1. baby food
2. pap, mush

Synonyms

• broda
• brodaglia

Derived terms

• cervello di pappa
• essere pappa e ciccia
• pappa reale
• pappetta
• scodellare la pappa
• trovare la pappa pronta

Related terms

• pappare

Verb

pappa

1. inflection of pappare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

From pappare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpap.pa/
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: pàp‧pa

Noun

pappa m (invariable)

1. hustler, pimp

   Synonyms: protettore, pappone, lenone

Latin

Etymology 1

Verb

pappā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of pappō

Etymology 2

Probably of childish, onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

pappa f

1. the word with which infants call for food

Related terms

• pappō

Descendants

• Catalan: pap, papa
• Galician: papa
• Istriot: beba
• Italian: pappa
• Portuguese: papa
• Romanian: papă
• Spanish: papa

References

• “pappa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pappa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “pappa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pappa m (definite singular pappaen, indefinite plural pappaer, definite plural pappaene)

1. dad, daddy

Synonyms

• far

Related terms

• mor, mamma
• bror, søster, søsken
• sønn, datter

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin papa.

Noun

pappa m (definite singular pappaen, indefinite plural pappaer or pappaar, definite plural pappaene or pappaane)

1. dad, daddy

Synonyms

• (father): far m, fader m

Coordinate terms

• mamma f (“mum, mom”)

References

• “pappa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Rembarunga

Noun

pappa

1. father

References

• McKay, Graham (1975), Rembarnga : a language of central Arnhem Land

Swedish

Etymology

Imitative/child-speak, similar to French papa, Greek παππάς (pappás).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²papːa]

• Audio:

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Noun

pappa c

1. dad, father

   Coordinate term: mamma

   Hon älskar sin pappa

   She loves her dad

   Han har blivit pappa

   He has become a father

   See vara for why there is no article.

   mamma och pappa

   Mom and Dad

Usage notes

The most common and neutral word for father.

Declension

Declension of pappa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pappa	pappas
	definite	pappan	pappans
plural	indefinite	pappor	pappors
	definite	papporna	pappornas

Synonyms

• far
• fader
• farsa (slang)
• pappsen (definite, colloquial)

See also

• mamma

References

• “pappa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “pappa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)