Kauz

Εννοια

1. (masculine,strong) owl; (specifically) strigid
2. (figuratively,masculine,strong) crank, odd fellow, codger

Γένος

♂️ Αρρενωπός

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/kaʊ̯t͡s/

Ετυμολογία

From Middle High German kūz, kūze, from Old High German *kūz, from Proto-Germanic *kūts (“bird of prey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gū- (“to cry, screech”). Cognate with Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”). See kite.