papegoja
Swedish
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Etymology
editDerived from Old French papegai, from Spanish papagayo, likely from Arabic ببغاء. Compare Danish papegøje, German Papagei, English popinjay.
Noun
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- a parrot (bird from the order Psittaciformes)
- Synonym: (colloquial) goja
- en talande papegoja
- a talking parrot
Declension
edit| Declension of papegoja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | papegoja | papegojan | papegojor | papegojorna |
| Genitive | papegojas | papegojans | papegojors | papegojornas |
See also
editReferences
edit- papegoja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- papegoja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- papegoja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- papegoja in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
- papegoja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)