πάπας

See also: παπάς

Greek

Etymology

Twice borrowed: from Byzantine Greek πάπας (pápas, “pope”) – also medieval παπᾶς (papâs, “priest”)[1] –, from Medieval Latin papa, from late Koine Greek πάπας (pápas, “Christian priest; bishop of Rome”), from Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”)[2], an imitative/nursery word (See French papa).

Noun

πάπας • (pápas) m (plural πάπες)

  1. (religion) pope (the bishop of Rome)
    Antonym: αντίπαπας (antípapas, “antipope”)

Declension
declension of πάπας
case     \     number singular plural
nominative πάπας • πάπες •
genitive πάπα • παπών •
accusative πάπα • πάπες •
vocative πάπα • πάπες •

Further reading

References
  1. πάπας - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition) (here, in monotonic script)
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “πάπας”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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