Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Multiple theories exist. Either from Ladino פאלאברה/palavra (word; boastful talk) through an unattested intermediate form *παλάβια (*palábia), or alternatively related to Pontic Greek παλαλός (palalós) which is from ἀπολωλός (apolōlós), participle of Koine Greek ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi, to vanish, to slip away). A relation to dialectal Aeolic Greek παλαός (palaós) has also been suggested.

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Noun

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παλαβός (palabósm (feminine παλαβή, neuter παλαβόν); first/second declension

  1. (Byzantine) crazy, foolish

References

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  • παλαβόςKriaras, 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.)
  • Menos Filintas (1933) “Ετυμολογίες σε θρακικές λέξες [Etymologies of Thracian words]”, in Polydoros Papachristodoulou, editor, Θρακικά [Thrakika], volume 4, Athens: Thrakikon Kentron, pages 277-294

Greek

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek παλαβός (palabós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /palaˈvos/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧λα‧βός

Adjective

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παλαβός (palavósm (feminine παλαβή, neuter παλαβό)

  1. crazy, foolish, nuts
    Synonyms: ανισόρροπος (anisórropos), τρελός (trelós), χαζός (chazós)

Declension

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References

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παλαβός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language