popa
Asturian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis (“stern”), possibly with influence from prora (“prow”).
Noun
popa f (plural popes)
- stern, poop
Antonyms
- proba
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈpo.pə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpo.pa/
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis (“stern”), possibly with influence from prora (“prow”).
Noun
popa f (plural popes)
- stern, poop
- Antonym: proa
- 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 1, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
- Feia trenta-tres dies que els dofins havien renunciat a la nostra popa i dinou que la tripulació expel·lia núvols de baf per la boca.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Derived terms
- anar en popa
- anar vent en popa
- de popa a proa
- empopar
- poper
Etymology 2
From Latin puppa, variant of pūpa (“girl”).
Noun
popa f (plural popes)
- (colloquial, Lleida) boob, titty
References
- “popa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “popa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “popa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: popas, popât
Verb
popa
- third-person singular past historic of poper
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese popa, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis (“stern”), possibly with influence from prora (“prow”).
Noun
popa f (plural popas)
- stern, poop
Antonyms
- proa
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.pa/, [ˈpɔpä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.pa/, [ˈpɔːpä]
Noun
popa m (genitive popae); first declension
- A priest's assistant (at a sacrifice)
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | popa | popae |
Genitive | popae | popārum |
Dative | popae | popīs |
Accusative | popam | popās |
Ablative | popā | popīs |
Vocative | popa | popae |
Noun
popa f (genitive popae); first declension
- A woman who sold animals for sacrifice
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | popa | popae |
Genitive | popae | popārum |
Dative | popae | popīs |
Accusative | popam | popās |
Ablative | popā | popīs |
Vocative | popa | popae |
Descendants
- → Portuguese: popa
References
- “popa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “popa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- popa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- popa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “popa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “popa”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan popa, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis (“stern”), possibly with influence from prora (“prow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.pɒ/
Audio (file)
Noun
popa f (plural popas)
- (nautical) stern, poop
Antonyms
- proa
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese popa, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis (“stern”), possibly with influence from prora (“prow”).
Noun
popa f (plural popas)
- stern, poop
- Antonym: proa
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish popa, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis (“stern”), possibly with influence from prora (“prow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpopa/ [ˈpo.pa]
- Rhymes: -opa
- Syllabification: po‧pa
Noun
popa f (plural popas)
- stern (back of a boat or ship)
- Antonym: proa
Derived terms
- a popa
- de popa a proa
- viento en popa
Further reading
- “popa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014