papuga

See also: papūga, papugą, and papūgą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish papağan, from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈpu.ɡa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɡa
  • Syllabification: pa‧pu‧ga

Noun

papuga f (diminutive papużka)

  1. parrot (bird)
  2. (colloquial) parroter (person who repeats the words or ideas of others)

Declension

Declension of papuga
singular plural
nominative papuga papugi
genitive papugi papug
dative papudze papugom
accusative papugę papugi
instrumental papugą papugami
locative papudze papugach
vocative papugo papugi

Noun

papuga m pers

  1. (prison slang or slang) advocate, attorney, lawyer
    Synonyms: adwokat, (derogatory) kauzyperda
  2. (Warsaw, possibly dated) nightwatchman

Declension

Declension of papuga
singular plural
nominative papuga papudzy/papugi (deprecative)
genitive papugi papugów
dative papudze papugom
accusative papugę papugów
instrumental papugą papugami
locative papudze papugach
vocative papugo papudzy

Derived terms

adjective
noun
verb

Further reading

  • papuga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • papuga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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