Popo
See also: popo, popó, pópo, popò, popô, po-po, pöpö, and Appendix:Variations of "po"
German
Etymology
A 17th-century childish reduplication of the first syllable of Podex, from Latin pōdex.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpoːpo/, /poˈpoː/ (prescriptive standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔpo/ (more commonly, at least in western Germany)
Audio (file)
Noun
Popo m (genitive Popos, plural Popos)
- (childish) bottom, buttocks, bum
Usage notes
- The word is used mainly by or towards children. Occasionally it may also be used among adults.
Declension
Declension of Popo
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Popo | die | Popos |
| genitive | eines | des | Popos | der | Popos |
| dative | einem | dem | Popo | den | Popos |
| accusative | einen | den | Popo | die | Popos |
Synonyms
- Allerwertester
- Arsch
- Gesäß
- Hintern
- Hinterteil
- Po
- Podex
- vier Buchstaben
Descendants
- Hungarian: popó (“buttocks”)
Further reading
- Popo in Duden online
Spanish
Proper noun
Popo
- A popular nickname for the volcano Popocatépetl in Mexico.
Synonyms
- Don Goyo
- Popocatépetl