Masculin
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uil

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (feminine, masculine) owl, bird of the order Strigiformes
  2. (feminine, masculine) noctuoid, owl moth, owlet
  3. (dialectal, feminine, masculine) butterfly (generic term)
  4. (feminine, figuratively, masculine) idiot
  5. (dated, feminine, masculine, slang) male heterosexual

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/œy̯l/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle Dutch ule, from Old Dutch *ūwila, *ūwala, *ūla, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ, diminutive of *uwwǭ (“eagle-owl”), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ.

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