παπαγᾶς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pa.paˈɣas/

• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pa.paˈɣas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pa.paˈɣas/

Noun

παπαγᾶς • (papagâs) m (genitive παπαγᾶ); first declension

1. (Byzantine) parrot

   Synonym: ψιττακός (psittakós)

Descendants

• → Italian: pappagallo
  • → Albanian: papagall
  • → Greek: παπαγάλος m (papagálos)
• → Sicilian: pappagaḍḍu, pappajaḍḍu
• → Latvian: papagailis (gailis "rooster")
• → Spanish: papagayo
  • → Old French: papegai
    • → Czech: papoušek (details unknown)
    • → Middle Dutch: papegay
      • Dutch: papegaai, papagaai (misspelling), pappegaai, pappegaei, pappegaey, papegaei, papegaey (obsolete)
        • Afrikaans: papegaai
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: papkai
        • → Aukan: papakai
        • → Russian: попуга́й (popugáj)
          • → Ingrian: popugai
          • → Veps: popugai
          • → Yakut: попугай (popugay)
    • → Middle English: popinjay
      • English: popinjay
    • → Finnish: papukaija
    • → Middle High German: papegei
      • German: Papagei
      • → Hungarian: papagáj
    • → Middle Low German: papegoie
      • → Danish: papegøje
      • → Norwegian: papegøye
      • → Swedish: papegoja
    • → Portuguese: papagaio
    • → Northern Kurdish: papaxan

References

παπαγᾶς - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)