παπαγάλος

Greek

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.

Compare with English popinjay (archaic), Spanish papagayo, Italian pappagallo, Turkish papağan, etc. from the same Arabic root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /papaˈɣalɔs/

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 •	παπαγάλοι •
genitive	παπαγάλου •	παπαγάλων •
accusative	παπαγάλο •	παπαγάλους •
vocative	παπαγάλε •	παπαγάλοι •