papegoja
Swedish
editEtymology
editDerived from Old French papegai, from Spanish papagayo, likely from Arabic ببغاء. Compare Danish papegøje, German Papagei, English popinjay.
Noun
editpapegoja c
- a parrot (bird from the order Psittaciformes)
- Synonym: (colloquial) goja
- en talande papegoja
- a talking parrot
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | papegoja | papegojas |
definite | papegojan | papegojans | |
plural | indefinite | papegojor | papegojors |
definite | papegojorna | papegojornas |
See also
editReferences
edit- papegoja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- papegoja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- papegoja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- papegoja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)