παπαγᾶς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ).

Pronunciation

(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pa.paˈɣas/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pa.paˈɣas/

Noun

παπαγᾶς • (papagâs) m (genitive παπαγᾶ); first declension

(Byzantine) parrot
Synonym: ψιττακός (psittakós)

Descendants

→ Italian: pappagallo
- → Albanian: papagall
- → Greek: παπαγάλος m (papagálos)
→ Sicilian: pappagaḍḍu, pappajaḍḍu
→ Latvian: papagailis (gailis "rooster")
→ Spanish: papagayo
- → Old French: papegai
  - → Czech: papoušek (details unknown)
  - → Middle Dutch: papegay
    - Dutch: papegaai, papagaai (misspelling), pappegaai, pappegaei, pappegaey, papegaei, papegaey (obsolete)
      - Afrikaans: papegaai
      - Berbice Creole Dutch: papkai
      - → Aukan: papakai
      - → Russian: попуга́й (popugáj)
        → Ingrian: popugai
        → Veps: popugai
        → Yakut: попугай (popugay)
  - → Middle English: popinjay
    - English: popinjay
    - → Cornish: papynjay
  - → Finnish: papukaija
  - → Middle High German: papegei
    - German: Papagei
    - → Hungarian: papagáj
  - → Middle Low German: papegoie
    - → Danish: papegøje
    - → Norwegian: papegøye
    - → Swedish: papegoja
  - → Portuguese: papagaio
  - → Northern Kurdish: papaxan
- → Tagalog: papagayo

References

παπαγᾶς - 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.)