papagall
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian pappagallo.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
papagall m (plural papagaj, definite papagalli)
- parrot
- Synonym: lorzë
- papagall i kuq ― red parrot
- (figurative, derogatory) someone who repeats other people's words without fully understanding them
- mësoj si papagall
- to learn by heart, without understanding
- (literally, “to learn like a parrot”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of papagall
indefinite | definite | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | papagall | papagaj | papagalli | papagajtë |
accusative | papagallin | |||
dative | papagalli | papagajve | papagallit | papagajvet |
ablative | papagajsh |
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “papagall”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- “papagall”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
Catalan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Arabic بَبْغَاء (babḡāʔ, “parrot”), of imitative origin. Altered by folk etymology to resemble gall (“cock”).
Noun[edit]
papagall m (plural papagalls)
- (Alghero, Tarragona, Valencia) Alternative form of papagai
- (Valencia) chatterbox (chatty person)
- (Valencia) cuckoo wrasse
- (Valencia) garden balsam
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “papagall” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “papagall” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Lombard[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- pappagall (classical Milanese orthography)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
papagall m
Further reading[edit]
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