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pupa

//ˈpu.pa//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    childisheuphemisticbum, rear, buttocks
  2. 2.
    dialectalobsoletedoll, puppet

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from German Popo. According to Pokorny, cognate with Latin puppis (possibly) and Ancient Greek πύματος (púmatos, “the last”), from a common Proto-Indo-European *pu (“turned away”) << *h₂epó (“away, off”).

Forms

  • pupciadiminutive
  • pupkadiminutive
Nominative
Singular
pupa
Plural
pupy
Genitive
Singular
pupy
Plural
pup
Dative
Singular
pupie
Plural
pupom
Accusative
Singular
pupę
Plural
pupy
Instrumental
Singular
pupą
Plural
pupami
Locative
Singular
pupie
Plural
pupach
Vocative
Singular
pupo
Plural
pupy

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