Graupapagei
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From grau (“grey”) + Papagei (“parrot”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Graupapagei m (mixed or weak or strong, genitive Graupapageis or (less common) Graupapageien, plural Graupapageien or (rare) Graupapageie)
- (ornithology) any bird of the grey parrot (Congo grey parrot) species Psittacus erithacus.
- Synonym: Kongo-Graupapagei
- (in the plural) collective noun for birds of the genus Psittacus in the family Psittacidae.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Graupapagei [masculine, mixed // weak // strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Graupapagei | die | Graupapageien, Graupapageie2 |
genitive | eines | des | Graupapageis, Graupapageien1 | der | Graupapageien, Graupapageie2 |
dative | einem | dem | Graupapagei, Graupapageien1 | den | Graupapageien |
accusative | einen | den | Graupapagei, Graupapageien1 | die | Graupapageien, Graupapageie2 |
1Less common.
2Rare.
Hypernyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- Timneh-Graupapagei (“Psittacus timneh”)