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Papagei
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German
Etymology
From de gmh papegei, from de fro papegai, from de osp papagayo, from de gkm παπαγάς, from de ar بَبَّغَاء. Further origin unknown, perhaps from an African language or de imitative. The Middle High German variant gmh papegān may have been borrowed directly from Medieval Greek during the Crusades; compare modern tr papağan.
Pronunciation
de /papaˈɡaɪ̯/
de De-Papagei.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Pa pa gei
de aɪ̯ 3
Noun
((<m,s,en>,<m.weak.[less common]>,<m.[rare]>))
parrot
de ein sprechender Papagei a talking parrot
Usage notes
The word may be declined according to the strong or the weak pattern. Strong declension prevails considerably in both spoken and written German. The genitive (de des) de Papageien is somewhat more competitive than the other weak forms, but is still fairly rare.
Declension
((<m,s,en>,<m.weak.[less common]>,<m.[rare]>))
Hyponyms
de Altweltpapagei
de Ara
de Bergpapagei
de Buntschwanzpapagei
de Goldbugpapagei
de Graupapagei
de Kakadu
de Langflügelpapagei
de Lori
de Neuweltpapagei
de Sittich
de Zwergpapagei
Hyponyms
de Papageienvogel
de Vogel
Related terms
de Papageienart
de Papageienschnabel
de Papageitaucher
See also
de wie ein Papagei nachplappern to repeat things parrot-fashion
Further reading
de Parrots
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Borrowed from lb de Papagei.
Pronunciation
lb /pɑpɑˈɡɑɪ̯/
Noun
m
parrot
lb Birds