μπαμπάς
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈbas/
- Hyphenation: μπα‧μπάς
Etymology 1
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 mediaeval βάβω (bábō) / μπάμπω (mpámpō) ("grandma, old woman"), from Slavic *babo.
Declension
Derived terms
- μπαμπάκας m (bampákas) (hypocoristic)
- μπαμπακούλης m (bampakoúlis) (hypocoristic)
Declension
Synonyms
- σαβαρέν n (savarén)
References
- μπαμπάς - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “μπαμπάς”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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