LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

pāpissa

pāpissa f (genitive pāpissae, masculine pāpa)
Classical[paːˈpɪs.sa]Ecclesiastical[paˈpis.sa]

Meaning

  1. popess
    Maneat ergo manifeſtum hac tertia annorum Centuria nullum vere, & indubitate produci teſtem pro Papiſſa fœmina.1639, Iohann[us] Stalen[us], Papissa Monstrosa, et Mera Fabula: siue Dissertatio Historicotheologica: […], page 116:
    Theodvlvs, vt alios mittam, qui memoriae non ſuccurrunt, ſcriptor habetur ſeculi decimi, adeoque poſt Papiſſae tempora floruit.1723, Prodromus Novae ad Johannae Papissae Vulgo Dictae Existentiam Probandam Demonstrationis Praelectionibus ad Historiam Literariam Praemissus a Polycarpo Leysero, page 18:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepāpissapāpissae
genitivepāpissaepāpissārum
dativepāpissaepāpissīs
accusativepāpissampāpissās
ablativepāpissāpāpissīs
vocativepāpissapāpissae

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Latin -issa Latin pāpissa From pāpa + -issa.

Descendants
  • Englishpapissa

Quick answers

What does pāpissa mean in Latin?
pāpissa, a noun, means “popess”.
What is the genitive of pāpissa?
The genitive singular is pāpissae. pāpissa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce pāpissa?
In classical Latin, [paːˈpɪs.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈpis.sa].