papar

See also: paṕår

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /papar/ [pa.par]
• Rhymes: -apar
• Hyphenation: pa‧par

Noun

papar inan

1. chest, bosom

   Synonym: torax

Declension

Declension of papar (inanimate, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	papar	paparra	paparrak
ergative	paparrek	paparrak	paparrek
dative	paparri	paparrari	paparrei
genitive	paparren	paparraren	paparren
comitative	paparrekin	paparrarekin	paparrekin
causative	paparrengatik	paparrarengatik	paparrengatik
benefactive	paparrentzat	paparrarentzat	paparrentzat
instrumental	paparrez	paparraz	paparrez
inessive	paparretan	paparrean	paparretan
locative	paparretako	paparreko	paparretako
allative	paparretara	paparrera	paparretara
terminative	paparretaraino	paparreraino	paparretaraino
directive	paparretarantz	paparrerantz	paparretarantz
destinative	paparretarako	paparrerako	paparretarako
ablative	paparretatik	paparretik	paparretatik
partitive	paparrik	—	—
prolative	papartzat	—	—

Derived terms

• papar-hegal (“lapel”)
• papargorri (“robin”)

 

Further reading

• “papar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “papar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pappāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈpaɾ]

Verb

papar (first-person singular present papo, first-person singular preterite papí, past participle papat)

1. (transitive) to swallow, to gulp down
2. (figurative) to see

   Synonyms: veure, observar

   no hi papo ― I don't get it

Conjugation

    Conjugation of papar (first conjugation)

infinitive			papar
gerund			papant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		papat		papada
		plural		papats		papades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	papo	papes	papa	papem	papeu	papen
	imperfect	papava	papaves	papava	papàvem	papàveu	papaven
	future	paparé	paparàs	paparà	paparem	papareu	paparan
	preterite	papí	papares	papà	papàrem	papàreu	paparen
	conditional	paparia	paparies	paparia	paparíem	paparíeu	paparien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	papi	papis	papi	papem	papeu	papin
	imperfect	papés	papessis	papés	papéssim	papéssiu	papessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	papa	papi	papem	papeu	papin
	negative (no)	—	no papis	no papi	no papem	no papeu	no papin

Derived terms

• pap
• papamosques
• papaorelles

Further reading

• “papar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “papar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese papar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin pappāre (“to eat”), present active infinitive of pappō. Consult pap for further details.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpaɾ/

Verb

papar (first-person singular present papo, first-person singular preterite papei, past participle papado)

1. (informal) to eat; to devour
2. (figurative) to take away; to snatch

Conjugation

    Conjugation of papar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	papar
Personal	papar	papares	papar	paparmos	papardes	paparen
Gerund
	papando
Past participle
Masculine	papado			papados
Feminine	papada			papadas
Indicative
Present	papo	papas	papa	papamos	papades	papan
Imperfect	papaba	papabas	papaba	papabamos	papabades	papaban
Preterite	papei	papaches	papou	papamos	papastes	paparon
Pluperfect	papara	paparas	papara	paparamos	paparades	paparan
Future	paparei	paparás	papará	paparemos	paparedes	paparán
Conditional	paparía	paparías	paparía	papariamos	papariades	paparían
Subjunctive
Present	pape	papes	pape	papemos	papedes	papen
Imperfect	papase	papases	papase	papásemos	papásedes	papasen
Future	papar	papares	papar	paparmos	papardes	paparen
Imperative
Affirmative		papa	pape	papemos	papade	papen
Negative (non)		non papes	non pape	non papemos	non papedes	non papen

    Reintegrated conjugation of papar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	papar
Personal	papar	papares	papar	paparmos	papardes	paparem
Gerund
	papando
Past participle
Masculine	papado			papados
Feminine	papada			papadas
Indicative
Present	papo	papas	papa	papamos	papades, papais	papam
Imperfect	papava	papavas	papava	papávamos	papávades, papáveis, papávais1	papavam
Preterite	papei	papaste, papache1	papou	papamos	papastes	papárom, paparam
Pluperfect	papara	paparas	papara	papáramos	papárades, papáreis, papárais1	paparam
Future	paparei	paparás	papará	paparemos	paparedes, papareis	paparám, paparão
Conditional	paparia	paparias	paparia	paparíamos	paparíades, paparíeis, paparíais1	papariam
Subjunctive
Present	pape	papes	pape	papemos	papedes, papeis	papem
Imperfect	papasse	papasses	papasse	papássemos	papássedes, papásseis	papassem
Future	papar	papares	papar	paparmos	papardes	paparem
Imperative
Affirmative		papa	pape	papemos	papade, papai	papem
Negative (nom)		nom papes	nom pape	nom papemos	nom papedes, nom papeis	nom papem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• papa (“pap, porridge”)
• papada (“dewlap”)
• papahostias (“simpleton”, literally “wafer eater”)
• papafigo (“golden oriole”, literally “fig eater”)
• papón (“glutton”)
• papuxas (“pap, poultice”)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “papar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “papar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “papar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “papar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “papar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “papar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “papar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay papar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *parpar (“flat, level”). Doublet of popor. Compare Hawaiian papa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpapar]
• Hyphenation: pa‧par

Adjective

papar

1. flat (of tooth)

   Synonym: rata

2. flat (of nose)

   Synonym: pesek

   Antonym: mancung

Noun

papar (first-person possessive paparku, second-person possessive paparmu, third-person possessive paparnya)

1. hilt: the handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.

   Synonym: punggung

Related terms

• popor

 

Verb

papar

1. to expose

Derived terms

• dipapar
• dipaparkan
• memapar
• memaparkan
• mempaparkan
• paparan
• pemaparan
• terpapar

 

Further reading

• “papar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *parpar (“flat, level”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /papar/
• Rhymes: -apar, -par, -ar

Adjective

papar (Jawi spelling ڤاڤر)

1. flat (of a surface)

   Synonyms: rata, pepat, papak

   Antonym: runcing

   Tanah papar ― Flat land

Derived terms

• dipaparkan
• kepaparan
• memaparkan
• terpapar

 

Verb

papar (Jawi spelling ڤاڤر)

1. to display (computers etc.)

   Papar harga ― Display the price

2. to show, to present

   Synonyms: pamer, bentang

   Memapar projek ― To present a project

3. (obsolete) to conscript someone into the army

Derived terms

• dipaparkan
• memaparkan
• paparan
• terpapar

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: papar

Further reading

• “papar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) root “*--paD”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese papar, from Latin pappāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpa(ʁ)/ [paˈpa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpa(ʁ)/ [paˈpa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /paˈpa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /paˈpa(ʁ)/ [paˈpa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈpaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈpaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈpa.ɾi/

• Homophone: papá (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: pa‧par

Verb

papar (first-person singular present papo, first-person singular preterite papei, past participle papado)

1. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial, usually childish) to eat

   Synonym: comer

2. (transitive, colloquial) to get, to obtain
3. (transitive, colloquial) to steal
4. (transitive, colloquial) to defeat, to win
5. (transitive, colloquial) to walk
6. (transitive, colloquial) to believe
7. (transitive, vulgar) to have sex with

Conjugation

    Conjugation of papar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	papar
Personal	papar	papares	papar	paparmos	papardes	paparem
Gerund
	papando
Past participle
Masculine	papado			papados
Feminine	papada			papadas
Indicative
Present	papo	papas	papa	papamos	papais	papam
Imperfect	papava	papavas	papava	papávamos	papáveis	papavam
Preterite	papei	papaste	papou	papamos1, papámos2	papastes	paparam
Pluperfect	papara	paparas	papara	papáramos	papáreis	paparam
Future	paparei	paparás	papará	paparemos	papareis	paparão
Conditional	paparia	paparias	paparia	paparíamos	paparíeis	papariam
Subjunctive
Present	pape	papes	pape	papemos	papeis	papem
Imperfect	papasse	papasses	papasse	papássemos	papásseis	papassem
Future	papar	papares	papar	paparmos	papardes	paparem
Imperative
Affirmative		papa	pape	papemos	papai	papem
Negative (não)		não papes	não pape	não papemos	não papeis	não papem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

nouns

• papa-anjo
• papa-chibé

 

verbs

• papar moscas
• paparicar

 

Further reading

• “papar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “papar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pâpar/
• Hyphenation: pa‧par

Noun

pȁpar m (Cyrillic spelling па̏пар)

1. (uncountable) pepper (plant or spice of the Old World genus Piper, not of the New World genus Capsicum – however in the compound kajenski papar, as in German Cayennepfeffer)

Declension

Declension of papar

	singular
nominative	papar
genitive	papra
dative	papru
accusative	papar
vocative	papre
locative	papru
instrumental	paprom

Derived terms

• pȁpren
• pàprika

Further reading

• Tomislav Maretić, editor (1924–1927), “pápar”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎^[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 9, Zagreb: JAZU, page 626

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish papar, from Latin pappāre (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpaɾ/ [paˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pa‧par

Verb

papar (first-person singular present papo, first-person singular preterite papé, past participle papado)

1. to slurp, gulp
2. (colloquial) to munch, chow down

Conjugation

    Conjugation of papar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			papar
gerund			papando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		papado		papada
		plural		papados		papadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	papo	papastú papásvos	papa	papamos	papáis	papan
	imperfect	papaba	papabas	papaba	papábamos	papabais	papaban
	preterite	papé	papaste	papó	papamos	papasteis	paparon
	future	paparé	paparás	papará	paparemos	paparéis	paparán
	conditional	paparía	paparías	paparía	paparíamos	paparíais	paparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pape	papestú papésvos2	pape	papemos	papéis	papen
	imperfect (ra)	papara	paparas	papara	papáramos	paparais	paparan
	imperfect (se)	papase	papases	papase	papásemos	papaseis	papasen
	future1	papare	papares	papare	papáremos	papareis	paparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		papatú papávos	pape	papemos	papad	papen
	negative		no papes	no pape	no papemos	no papéis	no papen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of papar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive papar
	dative	paparme	paparte	paparle, paparse	paparnos	paparos	paparles, paparse
	accusative	paparme	paparte	paparlo, paparla, paparse	paparnos	paparos	paparlos, paparlas, paparse
with gerund papando
	dative	papándome	papándote	papándole, papándose	papándonos	papándoos	papándoles, papándose
	accusative	papándome	papándote	papándolo, papándola, papándose	papándonos	papándoos	papándolos, papándolas, papándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative papa
	dative	pápame	pápate	pápale	pápanos	not used	pápales
	accusative	pápame	pápate	pápalo, pápala	pápanos	not used	pápalos, pápalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative papá
	dative	papame	papate	papale	papanos	not used	papales
	accusative	papame	papate	papalo, papala	papanos	not used	papalos, papalas
with formal second-person singular imperative pape
	dative	pápeme	not used	pápele, pápese	pápenos	not used	pápeles
	accusative	pápeme	not used	pápelo, pápela, pápese	pápenos	not used	pápelos, pápelas
with first-person plural imperative papemos
	dative	not used	papémoste	papémosle	papémonos	papémoos	papémosles
	accusative	not used	papémoste	papémoslo, papémosla	papémonos	papémoos	papémoslos, papémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative papad
	dative	papadme	not used	papadle	papadnos	papaos	papadles
	accusative	papadme	not used	papadlo, papadla	papadnos	papaos	papadlos, papadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative papen
	dative	pápenme	not used	pápenle	pápennos	not used	pápenles, pápense
	accusative	pápenme	not used	pápenlo, pápenla	pápennos	not used	pápenlos, pápenlas, pápense

Derived terms

• papamoscas
• papanatas

 

Related terms

• papa

 

• papeo

 

• papear

 

Further reading

• “papar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28