Masculine
uil
- (feminine, masculine) owl, bird of the order Strigiformes
- (feminine, masculine) noctuoid, owl moth, owlet
- (dialectal, feminine, masculine) butterfly (generic term)
- (feminine, figuratively, masculine) idiot
- (dated, feminine, masculine, slang) male heterosexual
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/œy̯l/
Etymology
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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