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paus.

pope

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɑu̯s/
  1. pope

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch paus, paues, pauwes, from Old French papes (compare German Papst), from Medieval Latin pāpa (“bishop, pope”), from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, “bishop”), variant of πάππας (páppas, “father”), of imitative origin. Doublet of paap.

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