папагал
Bulgarian
Вълнисто папагалче (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Червен ара (Ara macao)
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (“babḡāʾ”)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pəpɐˈɡaɫ]
Noun
папага́л • (papagál) m (related adjective папага́лов, diminutive папага́лче)
- parrot (tropical bird of family Psittacidae, native to Africa and America)
- (figurative) copycat
Declension
Declension of папага́л
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | папага́л papagál |
папага́ли papagáli |
| definite (subject form) |
папага́лът papagálǎt |
папага́лите papagálite |
| definite (object form) |
папага́ла papagála | |
| count form | — | папага́ла papagála |
See also
- какаду́ (kakadú, “cockatoo”) (parrot-like bird native to Australia and Austronesia)
Macedonian
Etymology
From Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (“babḡāʾ”)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [papaˈɡaɫ]
- Hyphenation: па‧па‧гал
Noun
папага́л • (papagál) m (plural папага́ли, related adjective папага́лски, diminutive папага́лче)
- parrot (tropical bird species of order Psittaciformes, native to Africa and America)
- (figurative) blabber, copycat
Declension
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
- “папагал” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
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