παπαγάλος

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Greek

Etymology

From Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

παπαγάλος • (papagálos) m (plural παπαγάλοι)

  1. parrot
  2. (figuratively) a person who repeats uncritically what has been said by others

Declension

declension of παπαγάλος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative παπαγάλος • παπαγάλοι •
genitive παπαγάλου • παπαγάλων •
accusative παπαγάλο • παπαγάλους •
vocative παπαγάλε • παπαγάλοι •

References

  • παπαγάλος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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