μπαμπάς
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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 medieval βάβω (bábō) / μπάμπω (mpámpō) ("grandma, old woman"), from Slavic *babo.
Noun
[edit]μπαμπάς • (bampás) m (plural μπαμπάδες)
Declension
[edit]Declension of μπαμπάς
Derived terms
[edit]- μπαμπάκας m (bampákas) (hypocoristic)
- μπαμπακούλης m (bampakoúlis) (hypocoristic)
Etymology 2
[edit]From French baba (“confection of that name”).
Noun
[edit]μπαμπάς • (bampás) m (plural μπαμπάδες)
- baba (bun, usual soaked in rum often with cream)
Declension
[edit]Declension of μπαμπάς
Synonyms
[edit]- σαβαρέν n (savarén)
References
[edit]- ^ “μπαμπάς”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
- ^ μπαμπάς - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre