cucuvea
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Romanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Often considered to be from Greek κουκουβάγια (koukouvágia), but seems linked to a number of foreign cognates, including Albanian kukuvajkë, Italian coccoveggia, cuccumeggia, Calabrian cucumau, cuccuvella. Other theories include a Vulgar Latin *cucumella, or an expressive or onomatopoeic creation.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cucuvea f (plural cucuvele)
- little owl (Athene noctua)
- Synonym: (regional, in Transylvania, Maramureș and Banat) pasărea-mortului
Declension
[edit]Declension of cucuvea
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) cucuvea | cucuveaua | (niște) cucuvele | cucuvelele |
genitive/dative | (unei) cucuvele | cucuvelei | (unor) cucuvele | cucuvelelor |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- cucuvea in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)