Graupapagei
German edit
Etymology edit
From grau (“grey”) + Papagei (“parrot”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Graupapagei m (mixed or weak or strong, genitive Graupapageis or (less common) Graupapageien, plural Graupapageien or (rare) Graupapageie)
- (ornithology) any bird of the grey parrot (Congo grey parrot) species Psittacus erithacus.
- Synonym: Kongo-Graupapagei
- (in the plural) collective noun for birds of the genus Psittacus in the family Psittacidae.
Declension edit
Declension of Graupapagei [masculine, mixed // weak // strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Graupapagei | die | Graupapageien, Graupapageie2 |
| genitive | eines | des | Graupapageis, Graupapageien1 | der | Graupapageien, Graupapageie2 |
| dative | einem | dem | Graupapagei, Graupapageien1 | den | Graupapageien |
| accusative | einen | den | Graupapagei, Graupapageien1 | die | Graupapageien, Graupapageie2 |
1Less common.
2Rare.
Hypernyms edit
Hyponyms edit
- Timneh-Graupapagei (“Psittacus timneh”)