[ˈʊ.pʊ.pa], [ˈuː.pu.pa]
OriginOnomatopoeic. Compare Ancient Greek ἔποψ (épops), Persian پوپو (pôpô). Compare also ulula.
- declension-1, femininehoopoe
Formsupupae(genitive) · upupa(nominative, singular) · upupae(nominative, plural) · upupae(genitive, singular) · upupārum(genitive, plural) · upupae(dative, singular) · upupīs(dative, plural) · upupam(accusative, singular) · upupās(accusative, plural) · upupā(ablative, singular) · upupīs(ablative, plural) · upupa(singular, vocative) · upupae(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary