Mannelijk

Papst

Betekenis

Concepten

(Engels)

(masculine, strong) pope (head of the Roman Catholic Church; title of other religious leaders such as the Coptic Pope)
(in-compounds, masculine, strong) luminary, expert, pundit (someone who is very knowledgeable and influential in a certain field; male or unspecified sex)

Frequentie

Basel-Landschaft

boopscht

Basel-Landschaft

phaapscht

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/paːpst/

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits

Overgenomen van Oudhoogduits

In summary

From Middle High German pābest, bābest, from earlier bābes, from Old High German bābes, from Old French pape, from Latin pāpa, pappa (“father”, originally). Doublet of Pfaffe. Forms in B- remained predominant during the 15th and 16th centuries before they were gradually displaced by the more Latin-like forms in P-. The contemporary standard spelling was conclusively established by Adelung.