pulpa

See also: pulpă and pulpã

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed ultimately from Latin pulpa.

Noun

pulpa f

1. (anatomy) pulp (tissue of spleen)

   Synonym: dřeň f

Declension

Declension of pulpa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	pulpa	pulpy
genitive	pulpy	pulp
dative	pulpě	pulpám
accusative	pulpu	pulpy
vocative	pulpo	pulpy
locative	pulpě	pulpách
instrumental	pulpou	pulpami

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin pulpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulpɑ/, [ˈpulpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulpɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pul‧pa

Noun

pulpa

1. Synonym of hammasydin.

Declension

Inflection of pulpa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		pulpa	pulpat
genitive		pulpan	pulpien
partitive		pulpaa	pulpia
illative		pulpaan	pulpiin
		singular	plural
nominative		pulpa	pulpat
accusative	nom.	pulpa	pulpat
	gen.	pulpan
genitive		pulpan	pulpien pulpain rare
partitive		pulpaa	pulpia
inessive		pulpassa	pulpissa
elative		pulpasta	pulpista
illative		pulpaan	pulpiin
adessive		pulpalla	pulpilla
ablative		pulpalta	pulpilta
allative		pulpalle	pulpille
essive		pulpana	pulpina
translative		pulpaksi	pulpiksi
abessive		pulpatta	pulpitta
instructive		—	pulpin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pulpa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pulpani pulpani accusative nom. pulpani pulpani gen. pulpani genitive pulpani pulpieni pulpaini rare partitive pulpaani pulpiani inessive pulpassani pulpissani elative pulpastani pulpistani illative pulpaani pulpiini adessive pulpallani pulpillani ablative pulpaltani pulpiltani allative pulpalleni pulpilleni essive pulpanani pulpinani translative pulpakseni pulpikseni abessive pulpattani pulpittani instructive — — comitative — pulpineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pulpasi pulpasi accusative nom. pulpasi pulpasi gen. pulpasi genitive pulpasi pulpiesi pulpaisi rare partitive pulpaasi pulpiasi inessive pulpassasi pulpissasi elative pulpastasi pulpistasi illative pulpaasi pulpiisi adessive pulpallasi pulpillasi ablative pulpaltasi pulpiltasi allative pulpallesi pulpillesi essive pulpanasi pulpinasi translative pulpaksesi pulpiksesi abessive pulpattasi pulpittasi instructive — — comitative — pulpinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pulpamme pulpamme accusative nom. pulpamme pulpamme gen. pulpamme genitive pulpamme pulpiemme pulpaimme rare partitive pulpaamme pulpiamme inessive pulpassamme pulpissamme elative pulpastamme pulpistamme illative pulpaamme pulpiimme adessive pulpallamme pulpillamme ablative pulpaltamme pulpiltamme allative pulpallemme pulpillemme essive pulpanamme pulpinamme translative pulpaksemme pulpiksemme abessive pulpattamme pulpittamme instructive — — comitative — pulpinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pulpanne pulpanne accusative nom. pulpanne pulpanne gen. pulpanne genitive pulpanne pulpienne pulpainne rare partitive pulpaanne pulpianne inessive pulpassanne pulpissanne elative pulpastanne pulpistanne illative pulpaanne pulpiinne adessive pulpallanne pulpillanne ablative pulpaltanne pulpiltanne allative pulpallenne pulpillenne essive pulpananne pulpinanne translative pulpaksenne pulpiksenne abessive pulpattanne pulpittanne instructive — — comitative — pulpinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pulpansa pulpansa accusative nom. pulpansa pulpansa gen. pulpansa genitive pulpansa pulpiensa pulpainsa rare partitive pulpaansa pulpiaan pulpiansa inessive pulpassaan pulpassansa pulpissaan pulpissansa elative pulpastaan pulpastansa pulpistaan pulpistansa illative pulpaansa pulpiinsa adessive pulpallaan pulpallansa pulpillaan pulpillansa ablative pulpaltaan pulpaltansa pulpiltaan pulpiltansa allative pulpalleen pulpallensa pulpilleen pulpillensa essive pulpanaan pulpanansa pulpinaan pulpinansa translative pulpakseen pulpaksensa pulpikseen pulpiksensa abessive pulpattaan pulpattansa pulpittaan pulpittansa instructive — — comitative — pulpineen pulpinensa

Anagrams

• lappu

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *pelpā, related to Umbrian pelmner (“meat”, gen. sg.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpul.pa/, [ˈpʊɫ̪pä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpul.pa/, [ˈpulpä]

Noun

pulpa f (genitive pulpae); first declension

1. the soft part of an animal's body; flesh
2. the fleshy part, pulp of fruit
3. the pith of wood

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pulpa	pulpae
genitive	pulpae	pulpārum
dative	pulpae	pulpīs
accusative	pulpam	pulpās
ablative	pulpā	pulpīs
vocative	pulpa	pulpae

Derived terms

• pulpāmentum/ pulmentum
• pulpōsus

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: pulpã
  • Romanian: pulpă
  • → Albanian: pulpë
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: polpa
  • Sicilian: purpa

    Calabrian: pruppa

• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: prupa, pulpa, purpa
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: polpe
  • Piedmontese: porpa
  • Venetan: polpa
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: porpa
  • Old French: polpe
    • Middle French: polpe, poulpe
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: polpa
  • Gascon: polpa
  • Old Occitan: polpa
    • Occitan: popa
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: pulpa
  • Galician: polpa
  • Portuguese: polpa
  • Spanish: pulpa
• Borrowings:
  • → French: pulpe
  • → German: Pulpa
  • → Middle English: pulpe
    • English: pulp

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pŭlpa”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 548

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pŭlpa, perhaps via an unattested Old Spanish *pupa, with /l/ restored by Latin influence or contact with forms like Portuguese polpa. Compare the evolution of Spanish dulce < duce < dŭlcem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulpa/ [ˈpul.pa]
• Rhymes: -ulpa
• Syllabification: pul‧pa

Noun

pulpa f (plural pulpas)

1. the soft part of an animal's body; flesh
2. (botany, desserts) the fleshy part, pulp of fruit
3. (botany) the pith of wood
4. (cooking) the softest meat of beef or pork
5. (chemical engineering) pulp (for producing paper)

Derived terms

• pulposo

 

Further reading

• “pulpa”, 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