pappageykur – Faroese noun declension

Faroese noun forms of pappageykur

Noun: pappageykur
Gender: m

Nominative

Sg. Indef.pappageykur
Sg. Def.pappageykurin
Pl. Indef.pappageykar
Pl. Def.pappageykarnir

Genitive

Sg. Indef.pappageyks
Sg. Def.pappageyksins
Pl. Indef.pappageyka
Pl. Def.pappageykanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.pappageyki
Sg. Def.pappageykinum
Pl. Indef.pappageykum
Pl. Def.pappageykunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.pappageyk
Sg. Def.pappageykin
Pl. Indef.pappageykar
Pl. Def.pappageykarnar

Sample Sentences

  • Pappageykur er fuglur, sum dugir væl at herma eftir fólki (A parrot is a bird which is good at imitating people.)

Etymology

From Danish papegøje, from Middle Low German papegoie, papagoie, from Old French papagai, or from Spanish papagayo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin. See: Danish Nouns 'papegøje', Spanish Nouns 'papagayo'.

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