πάπια

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek πάπια (pápia), perhaps onomatopoeic.^[1] Compare Italian papera (“duck”).

Noun

πάπια • (pápia) f (plural πάπιες)

1. duck (aquatic bird)

   Μια πάπια μα ποια πάπια, μια πάπια με παπιά. (tongue-twister)

   Mia pápia ma poia pápia, mia pápia me papiá.

   A duck, but which duck? A duck with ducklings.

2. bed urinal

Declension

Declension of πάπια

	singular	plural
nominative	πάπια (pápia)	πάπιες (pápies)
genitive	πάπιας (pápias)	-
accusative	πάπια (pápia)	πάπιες (pápies)
vocative	πάπια (pápia)	πάπιες (pápies)

Derived terms

• παπί (papí)

References

1. πάπια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language