Papi

See also: papi, PAPI, pápi, pāpi, pāpī, and p'api

German

Etymology

Papa +‎ -i

Compare French papi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpapi/

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Noun

Papi m (strong, genitive Papis, plural Papis)

1. (usually childish) daddy

Usage notes

• The word is commonly used with a definite article in most parts of central Germany, southern Germany, and Austria: Wo ist der Papi? – "Where is Daddy?" In northern Germany—and generally in writing—no article tends to be used: Wo ist Papi?
• The genitive Papis is used before the modified term, without any article or determiner: Papis Tasche – “Daddy’s bag”. This is chiefly northern German usage; the rest of the language prefers: die Tasche vom Papi (as above). — The genitive can also be used with an accompanying article or determiner: die Tasche meines Papis – “my dad’s bag”. This, however, is not common usage in any region; children will say instead: die Tasche von meinem Papi.

Declension

Declension of Papi [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Papi	die	Papis
genitive	eines	des	Papis	der	Papis
dative	einem	dem	Papi	den	Papis
accusative	einen	den	Papi	die	Papis

Further reading

• “Papi” in Duden online
• “Papi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Papi m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024