παλάβρα
Greek
Etymology
From Ladino פאלאברה/palavra (“word; boastful talk”), from Old Spanish parabla (“word; story, rumour”), from Latin parabola (“comparison; later, speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison, parable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈla.vɾa/
Noun
παλάβρα • (palávra) f (plural παλάβρες)
- (colloquial) boastful talk, usually insubstantial (empty words)
- Synonyms: κομπορρημοσύνη (komporrimosýni), κενολογία (kenología), καυχησιολογία (kafchisiología)
- (colloquial) nonsense talk, hogwash
- Synonyms: παλαβωμάρα (palavomára), ανοησία (anoïsía)
Declension
declension of παλάβρα
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | παλάβρα • | παλάβρες • |
| genitive | παλάβρας • | — |
| accusative | παλάβρα • | παλάβρες • |
| vocative | παλάβρα • | παλάβρες • |
Derived terms
- παλάβρας m (palávras, “one who boasts or talks nonsense”)
References
- παλάβρα in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.