# 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

* IPA: /pa.laˈvos/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /pa.laˈvos/

### Noun

παλαβός • (palabós) m (feminine παλαβή, neuter παλαβόν); first/second declension
* (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: /palaˈvos/
* Hyphenation: πα‧λα‧βός

### Adjective

παλαβός • (palavós) m (feminine παλαβή, neuter παλαβό)
* crazy, foolish, nuts
    Synonyms: ανισόρροπος (anisórropos), τρελός (trelós), χαζός (chazós)

#### Declension

| number case \ gender | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| number case \ gender | 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.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παλαβός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παλαβός, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παλαβός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παλαβός, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παλαβός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παλαβός, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παλαβός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παλαβός, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παλαβός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παλαβός, etc.) |

#### Related terms

* 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, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language