popă

See also: popa and popã

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ), from Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “daddy, papa”). Compare also Aromanian popã, pãpã. Or alternatively, from Latin popa, papa, hence its presence in other neighbour languages. Doublet of papă.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpo.pə/
  • Rhymes: -opə
  • Hyphenation: po‧pă

Noun

popă m (plural popi)

  1. (informal, sometimes derogatory) priest
  2. (playing cards) king

Declension
Declension of popă
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) popă popa (niște) popi popii
genitive/dative (unui) popă popii (unor) popi popilor
vocative popă, popo popilor

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