Noun: papegaai
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
| Sg. | papegaai |
| Pl. | papegaaien |
Sample Sentences
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Men gaf hem, boven dien, waerschynlyk zynen naem van Garrulus, omdat hy, in eene kooi opgevoed, zeer wel leert klappen, gelyk de Pappegaeyen. ([The Eurasian jay] was moreover probably given its name Garrulus as he, when raised in a cage, learns to talk very well, like parrots do.) [1770, Nederlandsche vogelen, part 1, page 2:]
Nouns inflected like papegaai
motiveering,
Duitse herdershond,
urilift,
vervolmaking,
elektrische spanning,
ovenfriet,
winteravond,
weervrouw,
besteding,
bloemenveiling,
vertakking,
tintinofiel,
synaps,
olieraffinaderij,
vliegtuigkaping,
sawaslang,
verzetting,
afrondfout,
druivenoogst,
wintermaand, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, ultimately from Arabic ببغاء, of onomatopoeic origin. Cf. English popinjay. See: English Nouns '
popinjay'.
Verbs referencing "papegaai"
Russian Nouns
попугай, Finnish Nouns
papukaija, English Nouns
papingo.
Translations