παπαδιά

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from 6th century Koine Greek παπαδία (papadía)^[1] or Medieval Greek παπαδιά (papadiá)^[2]^[3]^[4] with synizesis ία > ιά. Morphologically, παπάς, stem παπαδ- (papás, stem papad-, “priest”) + -ιά (-iá, suffix for feminines).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.paˈðʝa/
Hyphenation: πα‧πα‧διά

Noun

παπαδιά • (papadiá) f (plural παπαδιές)

(religion) The wife of a priest.^[1]^[5]^[6]
formal synonym: πρεσβυτέρα (presvytéra)

Declension

Declension of **παπαδιά**
	singular	plural
nominative	παπαδιά (papadiá)	παπαδιές (papadiés)
genitive	παπαδιάς (papadiás)	παπαδιών (papadión)
accusative	παπαδιά (papadiá)	παπαδιές (papadiés)
vocative	παπαδιά (papadiá)	παπαδιές (papadiés)

Related terms

σιγανοπαπαδιά f (siganopapadiá, “woman pretending to be shy”)
παπαδίτσα f (papadítsa, “ladybird”)

and see: παπάς m (papás, “priest”)

Descendants

From Medieval or earlier Greek:

> Greek: παπαδιά (papadiá) (inherited)
→ Bulgarian: попади́я (popadíja)
→ Macedonian: попадија (popadija)
→ Old East Slavic: пападïꙗ (papadïja)
- → Belarusian: пападздзя́ (papadzdzjá), пападзьдзя́ (papadzʹdzjá)
- → Russian: попадья́ (popadʹjá)
  - → Polish: popadia
- → Ukrainian: попадя́ (popadjá)
→ Ottoman Turkish: پاپادیا (papatya), پاپادیه (papadya), փափատեա (papadya) — Armeno-Turkish
- Turkish: papatya
→ Romanian: păpădie (“dandelion”)
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic script: попа̀дија

Latin script: popàdija

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 παπαδιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
^ παπαδία, παπαδιά - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
^ παπαδιά & -ία in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
^ "παπαδία / παπαδιά" - Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (²1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia, page 5400 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)
^ παπαδιά - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
^ Lemma «παππαδιά», written with double pi (imitating the ancient πάππος (páppos) - παπαδιά - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
Also, in this dictionary, extra sense "a very shy and prudish woman"

[dsmg-1] 1.0 ^1.1 παπαδιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[2] παπαδία, παπαδιά - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)

[3] παπαδιά & -ία in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

[4] "παπαδία / παπαδιά" - Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (²1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia, page 5400 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)

[5] παπαδιά - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)

[6] Lemma «παππαδιά», written with double pi (imitating the ancient πάππος (páppos) - παπαδιά - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
Also, in this dictionary, extra sense "a very shy and prudish woman"

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