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uil.

owl, bird of the order Strigiformes

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/œy̯l/

  1. owl, bird of the order Strigiformes

    feminine · masculine
    's Avonds zitten er uilen in de boom bij de buren.

  2. noctuoid, owl moth, owlet

    feminine · masculine
    Veel uilen hebben typerende uilvlekken.

  3. butterfly (generic term)

    dialectal · feminine · masculine
    Deze kleurrijke uiltjes eten nectar en uitwerpselen.

  4. idiot

    feminine · figuratively · masculine
    Die uil van Minerva spreidt zich over zijn vleugel bij het vallen van de avond.

  5. male heterosexual

    dated · feminine · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ule, from Old Dutch *ūwila, *ūwala, *ūla, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā (“owl”).

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