папагал
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Вълнисто папагалче (Melopsittacus undulatus) 
Червен ара (Ara macao)
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (“babḡāʾ”)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.
Pronunciation
Noun
папага́л • (papagál) m (relational adjective папага́лов, diminutive папага́лче)
- parrot (tropical bird of family Psittacidae, native to Africa and America)
- (figurative) copycat
Declension
Declension of папага́л
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | папага́л papagál |
папага́ли papagáli |
| definite (subject form) |
папага́лът papagálǎt |
папага́лите papagálite |
| definite (object form) |
папага́ла papagála | |
| count form | — | папага́ла papagála |
See also
- какаду́ (kakadú, “cockatoo”) (parrot-like bird native to Australia and Austronesia)
References
- “папагал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “папагал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (“babḡāʾ”)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.
Pronunciation
Noun
папага́л • (papagál) m (plural папага́ли, relational adjective папага́лски, diminutive папага́лче)
- parrot (tropical bird species of order Psittaciformes, native to Africa and America)
- (figurative) blabber, copycat
Declension
Declension of папагал
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | папагал | папагали |
| definite unspecified | папагалот | папагалите |
| definite proximal | папагалов | папагаливе |
| definite distal | папагалон | папагалине |
| vocative | папагалу | папагали |
| count form | — | папагала |
References
- “папагал” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu