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Etymology

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From Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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παπαγάλος (papagálosm (plural παπαγάλοι)

  1. parrot
  2. (figuratively) a person who repeats uncritically what has been said by others

Declension

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Declension of παπαγάλος
singular plural
nominative παπαγάλος (papagálos) παπαγάλοι (papagáloi)
genitive παπαγάλου (papagálou) παπαγάλων (papagálon)
accusative παπαγάλο (papagálo) παπαγάλους (papagálous)
vocative παπαγάλε (papagále) παπαγάλοι (papagáloi)

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