Masculine
Kuckuck
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- (colloquial, masculine, strong) bailiff's seal
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Aargau
gugger
Basel-Landschaft
gugger
Basel-Landschaft
guggugg
St. Gallen
guggar
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʊkʊk/
Etymology
From Middle High German kukkuk, kukuk, gugug; ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare German Low German Kukuuk, Dutch koekoek, Middle English cukkuk, gokkouȝ (modern English cuckoo).
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