παπαγᾶς
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ).
Pronunciation edit
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pa.paˈɣas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pa.paˈɣas/
Noun edit
παπαγᾶς • (papagâs) m (genitive παπαγᾶ); first declension
Descendants edit
- → Italian: pappagallo
- → Sicilian: pappagaḍḍu, pappajaḍḍu
- → Latvian: papagailis (gailis "rooster")
- → Spanish: papagayo
References edit
παπαγᾶς - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)