παλαβός

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Multiple theories exist. Either from Ladino פאלאברה/palavra (word; boastful talk) through an unattested intermediate form *παλάβια (*palábia), or alternatively related to Pontic Greek παλαλός (palalós) which is from ἀπολωλός (apolōlós), participle of Koine Greek ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi, to vanish, to slip away). A relation to dialectal Aeolic Greek παλαός (palaós) has also been suggested.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

παλαβός (palabósm (feminine παλαβή, neuter παλαβόν); first/second declension

  1. (Byzantine) crazy, foolish

References[edit]

  • παλαβόςKriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
  • Menos Filintas (1933) “Ετυμολογίες σε θρακικές λέξες [Etymologies of Thracian words]”, in Polydoros Papachristodoulou, editor, Θρακικά [Thrakika], volume 4, Athens: Thrakikon Kentron, pages 277-294

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Byzantine Greek παλαβός (palabós).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /palaˈvos/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧λα‧βός

Adjective[edit]

παλαβός (palavósm (feminine παλαβή, neuter παλαβό)

  1. crazy, foolish, nuts
    Synonyms: ανισόρροπος (anisórropos), τρελός (trelós), χαζός (chazós)

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References[edit]

παλαβόςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.