papegoja
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Old French papegai, from Spanish papagayo, likely from Arabic ببغاء. Compare Danish papegøje, German Papagei, English popinjay.
Noun[edit]
papegoja c
- a parrot (bird from the order Psittaciformes)
- Synonym: (colloquial) goja
Declension[edit]
| Declension of papegoja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | papegoja | papegojan | papegojor | papegojorna |
| Genitive | papegojas | papegojans | papegojors | papegojornas |
Further reading[edit]
- papegoja in Svensk ordbok.
- papegoja in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
- papegoja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)