uil
See also: -úil
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch uil, from Middle Dutch ule, from Old Dutch *ūwila, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ.
Noun
uil (plural uile, diminutive uiltjie)
- owl, bird of the order Strigiformes
Derived terms
- 'n uiltjie knip
Dutch
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /œy̯l/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: uil
- Rhymes: -œy̯l
Noun
uil m or f (plural uilen, diminutive uiltje n)
- (birds) owl, bird of the order Strigiformes
- 's Avonds zitten er uilen in de boom bij de buren.
- In the evening there are owls in the naighbours' tree.
- (insects) noctuoid, owl moth, owlet
- Veel uilen hebben typerende uilvlekken.
- Many owlet moths have characteristic wing marks.
- (insects, dialectal) butterfly (generic term)
- Deze kleurrijke uiltjes eten nectar en uitwerpselen.
- These colourful butterflies eat nectar and excrement.
- (figuratively) idiot
- Die uil van Minerva spreidt zich over zijn vleugel bij het vallen van de avond.
- That nutter from the Oxford Union lies down to mount his grand piano when the night falls.
Derived terms
- bosuil
- dwerguil
- kerkuil
- ransuil
- ruigpootuil
- sneeuwuil
- steenuil
- torenuil
- uilachtig
- uilenbal
- uilenbril
- Uilenspiegel
- uilenzeik
- uilig
- uilskuiken
- een uiltje knappen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: uil
Anagrams
- lui