παπαγάλος
Greek
Etymology
From Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʾ), of onomatopoeic origin.
Compare with English popinjay (archaic), Spanish papagayo, Italian pappagallo, Turkish papağan, etc. from the same Arabic root.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /papaˈɣalɔs/
Noun
παπαγάλος • (papagálos) m (plural παπαγάλοι)
- parrot
- (figuratively) a person who repeats uncritically what has been said by others
Declension
declension of παπαγάλος
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | παπαγάλος • | παπαγάλοι • |
| genitive | παπαγάλου • | παπαγάλων • |
| accusative | παπαγάλο • | παπαγάλους • |
| vocative | παπαγάλε • | παπαγάλοι • |