папагал
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Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (“babḡāʾ”)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
папага́л • (papagál) m (relational adjective папага́лов, diminutive папага́лче)
- parrot (tropical bird of family Psittacidae, native to Africa and America)
- (figurative) copycat
Declension[edit]
Declension of папага́л
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | папага́л papagál |
папага́ли papagáli |
definite (subject form) |
папага́лът papagálǎt |
папага́лите papagálite |
definite (object form) |
папага́ла papagála | |
count form | — | папага́ла papagála |
See also[edit]
- какаду́ (kakadú, “cockatoo”) (parrot-like bird native to Australia and Austronesia)
References[edit]
- “папагал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “папагал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (“babḡāʾ”)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
папага́л • (papagál) m (plural папага́ли, relational adjective папага́лски, diminutive папага́лче)
- parrot (tropical bird species of order Psittaciformes, native to Africa and America)
- (figurative) blabber, copycat
Declension[edit]
Declension of папагал
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | папагал | папагали |
definite unspecified | папагалот | папагалите |
definite proximal | папагалов | папагаливе |
definite distal | папагалон | папагалине |
vocative | папагалу | папагали |
count form | — | папагала |
References[edit]
- “папагал” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
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