Swedish noun

en papegoja

parrot/papɛ²ɡɔja/

Meaning

parrot

In Swedish: en fågel av ordningen Psittaci

Forms

Forms of papegoja
Singular, indefiniteen papegoja
Singular, definitepapegojan
Plural, indefinitepapegojor
Plural, definitepapegojorna

papegoja is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor papegoja, den stora papegojan. Check another noun

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papegoja in a sentence

  • en talande papegoja
    a talking parrot

Words built with papegoja

  • papegojnäbb parrot beak

Questions

What does papegoja mean in English?

papegoja means “parrot”.

Is it en papegoja or ett papegoja?

It is en papegoja, and “the parrot” is papegojan.

What is the plural of papegoja?

The plural of papegoja is papegojor, and the definite plural is papegojorna.

Origin

Derived from Old French papegai, from Spanish papagayo, likely from Arabic ببغاء.

Nearby common words

papegoja is number 7,315 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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