adj
Meaning 1
Being among those likely to be elected pope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
papabile
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/pəˈpɑːbɪleɪ/
noun
Meaning 2
A cardinal among those likely to be elected pope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Italian papa Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilisbor. Italian -abile Italian papabilebor. English papabile Borrowed from Italian papabile.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: papable — among those likely to be elected pope
- French: papable — among those likely to be elected pope
- German: papabel — among those likely to be elected pope
- Italian: papabile — among those likely to be elected pope
- Latin: papabilis — among those likely to be elected pope
- Portuguese: papável — among those likely to be elected pope
- Romagnol: papêbil — among those likely to be elected pope
- Romanian: papabil — among those likely to be elected pope
- Spanish: papable — among those likely to be elected pope
- Dutch: papabile — a papabile cardinal
- French: papable — a papabile cardinal
- Italian: papabile — a papabile cardinal
- Romanian: papabil — a papabile cardinal
- Spanish: papable — a papabile cardinal