παπαδιά

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek παπαδιά (papadiá),^[1]^[2]^[3] from Koine Greek παπαδία (papadía),^[4] with synizesis ία > ιά. By surface analysis, παπάς (papás, “priest”) +‎ -ιά (-iá, feminine noun suffix).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

παπαδιά • (papadiá) f (plural παπαδιές)

(religion) The wife of a priest.^[4]^[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

^ 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)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 παπαδιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
^ παπαδιά - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (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"

[1] 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.)

[2] 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

[3] "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)

[dsmg-4] 4.0 ^4.1 παπαδιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[5] παπαδιά - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (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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