- πάππᾰ
- πάππᾰGrammatical information: m.Meaning: Voc. `papa!' (ζ 57 a.o.)Other forms: Acc. -ᾰν (πάππαν καλεῖν Ar.).Compounds: Compp., e.g. πρό-παππος `great-grandfather, proavus' (Att.), ἐπί-παππος `great-grandfather, abavus, forebear in general.' (Jul., Lib., Poll.); cf. Schwyzer 435, Schw.-Debr. 473, 505, Risch IF 59, 16 f. Deriv.: παππ-ῳ̃ος `belonging to πάππος' (Ar.), -ικός `id.' (Pap. IIp), -ώδης `fluffy' (Thphr.).Derivatives: Denom. vbs παππ-άζω (Ε 408, Q. S.), -ίζω (Ar.) `to say papa, to call papa' with -ασμός m. `saying papa' (Suid.); hypocoristic enlargements παππ-ίᾱ, -ίδιον (Ar.). With inflexion carried through πάπας, -αν, -ᾳ (hell.). -- πάππος m. `grandfather, ancestor' (IA.), metaph. `(grey) down on seeds' (S. Fr. 868, Thphr.), `down of beard' (Ruf. Med.), name of an unknown bird (Ael., H.; cf. Thompson Birds s.v.).Origin: ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations]Etymology: Reduplicated childrens word; cf. μάμμη w. lit.Page in Frisk: 2,471-472
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.