cuculus

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

koekoek

Vertalingen

cuckoo

Kuckuck

cuco

coucou

κούκος

coguol

cuculo

cucù

cucut

cuco

وقواق

guguk

cuclillo

cocut

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[kʊˈkuː.ɫʊs]

Etymologie (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.