Eule

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German iule, iuwel, from Old High German ūwila, from a variant of Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (compare Dutch uil, West Frisian ûle, English owl), diminutive of *uwwǭ ‘eagle-owl’ (compare German Uhu), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ (compare Swedish uv ‘horned owl’, Bavarian Auf), from Proto-Indo-European *up-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔɔɪ̯lə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯lə

Noun

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Eule f (genitive Eule, plural Eulen, diminutive Eulchen n)

  1. owl
  2. a moth of the family Noctuidae
  3. (chronobiology) a human who goes to bed late and rises late, a night owl
    Antonym: Lerche

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Descendants

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  • Silesian: ojla

See also

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