παπαγάλος

Greek

Etymology

From Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /papaˈɣalos/

Noun

παπαγάλος • (papagálos) m (plural παπαγάλοι)

parrot
(figuratively) a person who repeats uncritically what has been said by others

Declension

declension of παπαγάλος

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	παπαγάλος •	παπαγάλοι •
genitive	παπαγάλου •	παπαγάλων •
accusative	παπαγάλο •	παπαγάλους •
vocative	παπαγάλε •	παπαγάλοι •

References

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

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