παλαβός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Multiple theories exist. Either from Ladino פאלאברה/palavra (“word; boastful talk”) through an unattested intermediate form *παλάβια (*palábia), or alternatively related to Pontic Greek παλαλός (palalós) which is from ἀπολωλός (apolōlós), participle of Koine Greek ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi, “to vanish, to slip away”). A relation to dialectal Aeolic Greek παλαός (palaós) has also been suggested.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

παλαβός • (palabós) m (feminine παλαβή, neuter παλαβόν); first/second declension

  1. (Byzantine) crazy, foolish

References
  • παλαβός - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
  • Menos Filintas (1933) “Ετυμολογίες σε θρακικές λέξες [Etymologies of Thracian words]”, in Polydoros Papachristodoulou, editor, Θρακικά [Thrakika], volume 4, Athens: Thrakikon Kentron, pages 277-294

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek παλαβός (palabós).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /palaˈvos/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧λα‧βός

Adjective

παλαβός • (palavós) m (feminine παλαβή, neuter παλαβό)

  1. crazy, foolish, nuts
    Synonyms: ανισόρροπος (anisórropos), τρελός (trelós), χαζός (chazós)

Declension
Declension of παλαβός
number 
case \ gender 		 singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative παλαβός • παλαβή • παλαβό • παλαβοί • παλαβές • παλαβά •
genitive παλαβού • παλαβής • παλαβού • παλαβών • παλαβών • παλαβών •
accusative παλαβό • παλαβή • παλαβό • παλαβούς • παλαβές • παλαβά •
vocative παλαβέ • παλαβή • παλαβό • παλαβοί • παλαβές • παλαβά •
derivations Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παλαβός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παλαβός, etc.)
  • παλαβιάρης (palaviáris, “foolish (more affectionate term)”, adj)
  • παλαβομάρα f (palavomára, “idiocy, folly”)
  • παλάβρα f (palávra, “exaggeration, boast”)
  • παλάβρας m (palávras, “braggart, boaster”)
  • παλάβωμα n (palávoma, “stupefiedness, daze”)
  • παλαβώνω (palavóno, “to make one crazy, to become crazy”, verb)

References

παλαβός - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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