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Betekenis (Engels)

  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

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/œy̯l/
Etymologie (Engels)

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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