παλαβός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Multiple theories exist. Either from Ladino פאלאברה/palavra (“word; boastful talk”) through an unattested intermediate form *παλάβια (*palábia), or alternatively related to Pontic Greek παλαλός (palalós) which is from ἀπολωλός (apolōlós), participle of Koine Greek ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi, “to vanish, to slip away”). A relation to dialectal Aeolic Greek παλαός (palaós) has also been suggested.
Pronunciation
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pa.laˈvos/
Noun
παλαβός • (palabós) m (feminine παλαβή, neuter παλαβόν); first/second declension
References
- παλαβός - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
- Menos Filintas (1933) “Ετυμολογίες σε θρακικές λέξες [Etymologies of Thracian words]”, in Polydoros Papachristodoulou, editor, Θρακικά [Thrakika], volume 4, Athens: Thrakikon Kentron, pages 277-294
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek παλαβός (palabós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palaˈvos/
- Hyphenation: πα‧λα‧βός
Adjective
παλαβός • (palavós) m (feminine παλαβή, neuter παλαβό)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | παλαβός (palavós) | παλαβή (palaví) | παλαβό (palavó) | παλαβοί (palavoí) | παλαβές (palavés) | παλαβά (palavá) | |
| genitive | παλαβού (palavoú) | παλαβής (palavís) | παλαβού (palavoú) | παλαβών (palavón) | παλαβών (palavón) | παλαβών (palavón) | |
| accusative | παλαβό (palavó) | παλαβή (palaví) | παλαβό (palavó) | παλαβούς (palavoús) | παλαβές (palavés) | παλαβά (palavá) | |
| vocative | παλαβέ (palavé) | παλαβή (palaví) | παλαβό (palavó) | παλαβοί (palavoí) | παλαβές (palavés) | παλαβά (palavá) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παλαβός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παλαβός, etc.)
Related terms
- παλαβιάρης (palaviáris, “foolish (more affectionate term)”, adjective)
- παλαβομάρα f (palavomára, “idiocy, folly”)
- παλάβρα f (palávra, “exaggeration, boast”)
- παλάβρας m (palávras, “braggart, boaster”)
- παλάβωμα n (palávoma, “stupefiedness, daze”)
- παλαβώνω (palavóno, “to make one crazy, to become crazy”, verb)
References
παλαβός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language