παπαγάλος

Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /papaˈɣalos/

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 (papagálos) παπαγάλοι (papagáloi)
genitive παπαγάλου (papagálou) παπαγάλων (papagálon)
accusative παπαγάλο (papagálo) παπαγάλους (papagálous)
vocative παπαγάλε (papagále) παπαγάλοι (papagáloi)

References

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