uil
See also: -úil
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch uil, from Middle Dutch ule, from Old Dutch *ūwila, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
edituil (plural uile, diminutive uiltjie)
- owl, bird of the order Strigiformes
Derived terms
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch ule, from Old Dutch *ūwila, *ūwala, *ūla, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ, diminutive of *uwwǭ (“eagle-owl”), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edituil m or f (plural uilen, diminutive uiltje n)
- owl, bird of the order Strigiformes
- 's Avonds zitten er uilen in de boom bij de buren.
- In the evening there are owls in the neighbours' tree.
- noctuoid, owl moth, owlet
- Veel uilen hebben typerende uilvlekken.
- Many owlet moths have characteristic wing marks.
- (dialectal) butterfly (generic term)
- Deze kleurrijke uiltjes eten nectar en uitwerpselen.
- These colourful butterflies eat nectar and excrement.
- (figuratively) idiot
- Synonyms: dombo, domkop, dommerik, domoor, dwaas, ezel, ezelsveulen, idioot, kalf, kalverkop, kneus, leeghoofd, oelewapper, oen, rund, steenezel, sufferd, sufkop, sukkel, stommeling, uilskuiken
- Die uil van Minerva spreidt zich over zijn vleugel bij het vallen van de avond.
- That nutter from the Oxford Union lies down to mount his grand piano when the night falls.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editAnagrams
editCategories:
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans terms with audio pronunciation
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch onomatopoeias
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/œy̯l
- Rhymes:Dutch/œy̯l/1 syllable
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch feminine nouns
- Dutch nouns with multiple genders
- nl:Owls
- Dutch terms with usage examples
- nl:Insects
- Dutch dialectal terms