cucuvea

Romanian

cucuvea

Alternative forms

  • cucumea, cucumeagă, cucuvaie

Etymology

Often considered to be from Greek κουκουβάγια (koukouvágia), but seems linked to a number of foreign cognates, including Albanian kukuvajë, Italian coccoveggia, cuccumeggia, Calabrian cucumau, cuccuvella. Other theories include a Vulgar Latin *cucumella, or an expressive or onomatopoetic creation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.kuˈve̯a/

Noun

cucuvea f (plural cucuvele)

  1. little owl (Athene noctua)

Declension

Synonyms

  • pasărea-mortului (regional, in Transylvania, Maramureș and Banat)

Derived terms

  • cucuvea pitică

See also

References

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