μπαμπάς
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Greek[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish بابا (baba) + ending -ς (-s)[1] or onomatopoeic child word.[2] The ancient hypocoristic for πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) was πάππας (páppas). Unrelated is the medieval βάβω (bábō) / μπάμπω (mpámpō) ("grandma, old woman"), from Slavic *babo.
Noun[edit]
μπαμπάς • (bampás) m (plural μπαμπάδες)
Declension[edit]
declension of μπαμπάς
Derived terms[edit]
- μπαμπάκας m (bampákas) (hypocoristic)
- μπαμπακούλης m (bampakoúlis) (hypocoristic)
Etymology 2[edit]
From French baba (“confection of that name”).
Noun[edit]
μπαμπάς • (bampás) m (plural μπαμπάδες)
- baba (bun, usual soaked in rum often with cream)
Declension[edit]
declension of μπαμπάς
Synonyms[edit]
- σαβαρέν n (savarén)
References[edit]
- ^ μπαμπάς - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ μπαμπάς - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre