pappageykur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Danish papegøje, from Middle Low German papegoie, papagoie, from Old French papagai, or from Spanish papagayo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pappageykur m (genitive singular pappageyks, plural pappageykar)
- parrot (Psittaciformes)
- Pappageykur er fuglur, sum dugir væl at herma eftir fólki - A parrot is a bird which is good at imitating people.
Declension edit
Declension of pappageykur | ||||
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m6 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pappageykur | pappageykurin | pappageykar | pappageykarnir |
accusative | pappageyk | pappageykin | pappageykar | pappageykarnar |
dative | pappageyki | pappageykinum | pappageykum | pappageykunum |
genitive | pappageyks | pappageyksins | pappageyka | pappageykanna |