Παππάζοιεν
they might call papa
Translated by David Whitehead27 Feb 2004Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] they might call father.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παππάζοιεν· πατέρα καλοῖεν.
Betacode
*pappa/zoien: pate/ra kaloi=en.
Notes
Linked from3 entries
- π255Πάππαpappa[Note] that pappa and tetta and appa [are] not [names of] the parent, one-for-one, but a way of addressing the parent. And pappa and appa [are] not simply [terms for] the father, but a polite way of speaking to a…
- π258Παππασμόςcalling out papaAn address made by a child to its father.
- π261ΠαππίζωI wheedle my fatherAristophanes [writes]: "my daughter, wheedling me, fishes out the three-obol piece".
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