Papagei

German

Etymology

From Middle High German papegan, from Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Arabic بَبَّغَاء‎ (babbaḡāʾ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /papaˈɡaɪ̯/
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Hyphenation: Pa‧pa‧gei
Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Papagei m (genitive Papageis or Papageien, plural Papageien)

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Usage notes

The word may be declined according to the strong or the weak pattern. Overall, the strong declension pattern prevails, especially in spoken German.

Declension

Strong declension:

Declension of Papagei

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Papagei	die	Papageien
genitive	eines	des	Papageis	der	Papageien
dative	einem	dem	Papagei	den	Papageien
accusative	einen	den	Papagei	die	Papageien

Weak declension:

Declension of Papagei

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Papagei	die	Papageien
genitive	eines	des	Papageien	der	Papageien
dative	einem	dem	Papageien	den	Papageien
accusative	einen	den	Papageien	die	Papageien

Further reading

Papagei in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Papagei.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɑpɑˈɡɑɪ̯/

Noun

Papagei m (plural Papageien)

parrot

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