pappageykur

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish papegøje, from Middle Low German papegoie, papagoie, from Old French papagai, or from Spanish papagayo, from Medieval Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰaʰpːaˌt͡ʃɛiːkʊɹ]

Noun

pappageykur m (genitive singular pappageyks, plural pappageykar)

1. parrot (Psittaciformes)

   Pappageykur er fuglur, sum dugir væl at herma eftir fólki - A parrot is a bird which is good at imitating people.

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pappageykur	pappageykurin	pappageykar	pappageykarnir
accusative	pappageyk	pappageykin	pappageykar	pappageykarnar
dative	pappageyki	pappageykinum	pappageykum	pappageykunum
genitive	pappageyks	pappageyksins	pappageyka	pappageykanna

Synonyms

• pávageykur