Papst

== German == === Alternative forms === Babest, Babst, Bapst, Pabest, Pabst, Papest (all obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German pābest, bābest, from earlier bābes, from Old High German bābes, from Old French pape, from Latin pāpa, pappa (“father”, originally). Doublet of Pfaffe. Forms in B- remained predominant during the 15th and 16th centuries before they were gradually displaced by the more Latin-like forms in P-. The contemporary standard spelling was conclusively established by Adelung. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paːpst/ === Noun === Papst m (strong, genitive Papstes or (rare) Papsts, plural Päpste, feminine Päpstin) pope (head of the Roman Catholic Church; title of other religious leaders such as the Coptic Pope) (in compounds) luminary, expert, pundit (someone who is very knowledgeable and influential in a certain field; male or unspecified sex) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Papst” in Duden online “Papst”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Plautdietsch == === Noun === Papst m (plural Papsten) Pope (head of the Catholic Church)