папагал
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (“babḡāʾ”)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
папага́л • (papagál) m (relational adjective папага́лов, diminutive папага́лче)
- parrot (tropical bird of family Psittacidae, native to Africa and America)
- (figurative) copycat
Declension edit
Declension of папага́л
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | папага́л papagál |
папага́ли papagáli |
definite (subject form) |
папага́лът papagálǎt |
папага́лите papagálite |
definite (object form) |
папага́ла papagála | |
count form | — | папага́ла papagála |
See also edit
- какаду́ (kakadú, “cockatoo”) (parrot-like bird native to Australia and Austronesia)
References edit
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), of Arabic origin (see Arabic ببغاء (“babḡāʾ”)). Akin to the outdated English popinjay.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
папага́л • (papagál) m (plural папага́ли, relational adjective папага́лски, diminutive папага́лче)
- parrot (tropical bird species of order Psittaciformes, native to Africa and America)
- (figurative) blabber, copycat
Declension edit
Declension of папагал
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | папагал | папагали |
definite unspecified | папагалот | папагалите |
definite proximal | папагалов | папагаливе |
definite distal | папагалон | папагалине |
vocative | папагалу | папагали |
count form | — | папагала |
References edit
- “папагал” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu