popo
English
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Noun
popo (plural popos or popo)
- (colloquial) Alternative spelling of po-po
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
popo m (plural popo's or popo)
- (slang) Synonym of politie (“police”)
- 2015, Ryan Gattis, Zes dagen, Singel Uitgeverijen, →ISBN, page 19:
- We denken allemaal hetzelfde: dat is geen politie. De popo klopt niet aan. Die beukt de deur in. Die komt schreeuwend binnen met een schijnwerper en het geweer in de aanslag.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2020, Kiley Reid, Zo'n leuke leeftijd, Prometheus, →ISBN, page 91:
- Maar toen de politie arriveerde had niet iedereen tijdig kunnen vluchten. Na kreten van 'O shit! De popo! De popo!' waren Robbies vrienden over een hek gesprongen en hadden zich rennend over de heuvels in veiligheid gebracht.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2022, Nora Roberts, Nachtwerk: Harry Booth staat op het punt het meest waardevolle te verliezen dat hij ooit heeft gehad - het hart van de liefde van zijn leven, Meulenhoff Boekerij, →ISBN, page 132:
- Te veel nachtwerk op dezelfde locatie gaf de popo, zoals Sebastien de politie noemde, te veel aanleiding om te snuffelen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (slang) Synonym of politieagent (“police officer”)
- 2012, Natasza Tardio, Moordvrienden, Overamstel Uitgevers, →ISBN, page 64:
- Niet moeilijk, want veel kans om wat te zeggen gaven die popo me niet. De ene na de andere vraag werd op me afgevuurd. Waarom hebben jullie Daniël Bootsma vermoord? Waarom ben je niet naar de politie gegaan als je onschuldig bent?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- The plural form only applies to the "police officer" sense.
Esperanto
Noun
popo (accusative singular popon, plural popoj, accusative plural popojn)
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish poppa (plural poppor).
Pronunciation
Noun
popo (childish)
Declension
Inflection of popo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | popo | popot | |
genitive | popon | popojen | |
partitive | popoa | popoja | |
illative | popoon | popoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | popo | popot | |
accusative | nom. | popo | popot |
gen. | popon | ||
genitive | popon | popojen | |
partitive | popoa | popoja | |
inessive | popossa | popoissa | |
elative | poposta | popoista | |
illative | popoon | popoihin | |
adessive | popolla | popoilla | |
ablative | popolta | popoilta | |
allative | popolle | popoille | |
essive | popona | popoina | |
translative | popoksi | popoiksi | |
abessive | popotta | popoitta | |
instructive | — | popoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Descendants
- → Ingrian: popo
Further reading
- “popo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
Etymology
From pot.
Pronunciation
Noun
popo m (plural popos)
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English pope, French pope, German Pope, Italian pope, Russian поп (pop), Spanish pope.
Pronunciation
Noun
popo (plural popi)
Ingrian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞po̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞b̥o̞]
- Rhymes: -opo
- Hyphenation: po‧po
Noun
popo
Declension
Declension of popo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | popo | popot |
genitive | popon | poppoin, popoloin |
partitive | poppoa | popoja, popoloja |
illative | poppoo | poppoi, popoloihe |
inessive | popos | popois, popolois |
elative | popost | popoist, popoloist |
allative | popolle | popoille, popoloille |
adessive | popol | popoil, popoloil |
ablative | popolt | popoilt, popoloilt |
translative | popoks | popoiks, popoloiks |
essive | poponna, poppoon | popoinna, popoloinna, poppoin, popoloin |
exessive1) | popont | popoint, popoloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Etymology 2
Childspeak. Compare English boo-boo
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞po̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞b̥o̞]
- Rhymes: -opo
- Hyphenation: po‧po
Noun
popo
Declension
Declension of popo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | popo | popot |
genitive | popon | poppoin, popoloin |
partitive | poppoa | popoja, popoloja |
illative | poppoo | poppoi, popoloihe |
inessive | popos | popois, popolois |
elative | popost | popoist, popoloist |
allative | popolle | popoille, popoloille |
adessive | popol | popoil, popoloil |
ablative | popolt | popoilt, popoloilt |
translative | popoks | popoiks, popoloiks |
essive | poponna, poppoon | popoinna, popoloinna, poppoin, popoloin |
exessive1) | popont | popoint, popoloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 418
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲɔːbʲɔ], (enunciated) [pʲɔ pʲɔ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲɛwpʲɛw/
- Bender phonemes: {pewpew}
Verb
popo
References
Spanish
Noun
popo m (plural popos)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
popo (n class, plural popo)
- bat (flying mammal)
- (figuratively) a traitor
Tok Pisin
Noun
popo
Synonyms
- (pawpaw): papaya
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French popo (“potty, poop”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: po‧po
Noun
popo (definite accusative popoyu, plural popolar)
Declension
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Nominative | popo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | popoyu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | popo | popolar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | popoyu | popoları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | popoya | popolara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | popoda | popolarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | popodan | popolardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | poponun | popoların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- “popo”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “popo”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Etymology
From an ideophonic sense.
Pronunciation
Noun
pópó
Derived terms
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