Eule

German

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔɔʏ̯lə/
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Noun

Eule f (genitive Eule, plural Eulen)

  1. owl
  2. a moth of the family Noctuidae

Declension
Declension of Eule
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Eule die Eulen
genitive einer der Eule der Eulen
dative einer der Eule den Eulen
accusative eine die Eule die Eulen

Derived terms
  • Saateule
  • Ampfereule
  • Purpureule
  • Gespensteule
  • Lindeneule

See also

Further reading
  • Eule in Duden online
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