kerkuil
Dutch
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch kerchule. Equivalent to kerk + uil.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kerkuil m or f (plural kerkuilen, diminutive kerkuiltje n)
- any owl of the genus Tyto
- (particularly) barn owl (Tyto alba)
- Synonyms: (obsolete) oranje-uil, torenuil
Descendants
[edit]- → West Frisian: tsjerkûle (calque)
Further reading
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kerkuil on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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