παλάβρα
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Ladino פאלאברה/palavra (“word; boastful talk”), from Old Spanish parabla (“word; story, rumour”), from Latin parabola (“comparison; later, speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison, parable”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editπαλάβρα • (palávra) f (plural παλάβρες)
- (colloquial) boastful talk, usually insubstantial (empty words)
- Synonyms: κομπορρημοσύνη (komporrimosýni), κενολογία (kenología), καυχησιολογία (kafchisiología)
- (colloquial) nonsense talk, hogwash
- Synonyms: παλαβωμάρα (palavomára), ανοησία (anoïsía)
Declension
edit| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | παλάβρα (palávra) | παλάβρες (palávres) |
| genitive | παλάβρας (palávras) | - |
| accusative | παλάβρα (palávra) | παλάβρες (palávres) |
| vocative | παλάβρα (palávra) | παλάβρες (palávres) |
Derived terms
edit- παλάβρας m (palávras, “one who boasts or talks nonsense”)
References
edit- παλάβρα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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