vappa
Latin
Etymology
See vapidus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwap.pa/
Noun
vappa f (genitive vappae); first declension
- flat wine (wine that is almost vinegar)
- (figuratively, by extension) worthless person, fop
Usage notes
In the second sense, it may be also used as a masculine noun.
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vappa | vappae |
| Genitive | vappae | vappārum |
| Dative | vappae | vappīs |
| Accusative | vappam | vappās |
| Ablative | vappā | vappīs |
| Vocative | vappa | vappae |
Descendants
- Asturian: guapu
- Portuguese: vapa
- Spanish: guapo
- Neapolitan: guappo
- English: wop
- Neapolitan: guappo
References
- vappa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vappa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- vappa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- vappa in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- vappa in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin