Uhu
German
Etymology
Like obsolete Buhu, Schuhu, an alteration of early modern German Huhu, itself an onomatopoeic reduplication of *Hu, from Middle High German hūwe, huo, from Old High German hūwo (“nightowl”), from Proto-Germanic *hūwô (“owl”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱawā- (“a bird, owl, mew”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱaw- (“to howl, screech”).
Pronunciation
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|lang=parameter) Hyphenation: Uhu
Noun
Uhu m (genitive Uhus, plural Uhus, diminutive Uhüchen n)
- Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo (bird, owl species)
- glue brand name
See also
Further reading
- “Uhu” in Duden online
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