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)

  1. parrot
  2. (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 •
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