Kuckuck

See also: kuckuck

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kukkuk, kukuk, gugug; ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare German Low German Kukuuk, Dutch koekoek, Middle English cukkuk, gokkouȝ (modern English cuckoo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊkʊk/

• Audio:

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Noun

Kuckuck m (strong, genitive Kuckucks, plural Kuckucke)

1. cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
2. (colloquial, law, finance) bailiff's seal

Declension

Declension of Kuckuck [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kuckuck	die	Kuckucke
genitive	eines	des	Kuckucks	der	Kuckucke
dative	einem	dem	Kuckuck	den	Kuckucken
accusative	einen	den	Kuckuck	die	Kuckucke

Derived terms

• Kuckucksuhr (“cuckoo clock”)

Further reading

• “Kuckuck” in Duden online
• “Kuckuck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch

Noun

Kuckuck m (plural Kuckucks or Kuckucken)

1. cuckoo