cuculus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-2) cuckoo (bird)
2. (declension-2) a term of reproach (specifically a cuckold)

Vertalings

cuckoo

Kuckuck

cuco

coucou

cucù

coguol

koekoek

cuculo

κούκος

cucut

cuco

وقواق

guguk

cuclillo

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[kʊˈkuː.ɫʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

Echoic of the male bird's mating cry, similar to English cuckoo, Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux), Middle Irish cuach, Polish kukułka, Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila), Finnish kukkua.