Kauz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kūz, kūze, from Old High German *kūz, from Proto-Germanic *kūts (“bird of prey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gū- (“to cry, screech”). Cognate with Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”). See kite.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaʊ̯t͡s/
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Noun

Kauz m (genitive Kauzes, plural Käuze)

an owl species. (Käuze include the genera Aegolius and Strix, among others)
a crank, odd fellow, codger

Inflection

Declension of Kauz

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kauz	die	Käuze
genitive	eines	des	Kauzes	der	Käuze
dative	einem	dem	Kauz, Kauze¹	den	Käuzen
accusative	einen	den	Kauz	die	Käuze

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

See also

Eule f
Uhu m

Further reading

Kauz in Duden online

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