Uhu

See also: uhu, ùhʻù, and ūhʻū

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːhu/

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  (the speaker says /ˈuːˈhuː/, which is uncommon)
• Hyphenation: U‧hu

Etymology 1

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”).

Noun

Uhu m (strong, genitive Uhus, plural Uhus, diminutive Uhüchen n)

1. Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo (bird, owl species)

Declension

Declension of Uhu [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Uhu	die	Uhus
genitive	eines	des	Uhus	der	Uhus
dative	einem	dem	Uhu	den	Uhus
accusative	einen	den	Uhu	die	Uhus

See also

• Eule f
• Kauz m

Etymology 2

From the brand name UHU, from etymology 1.

Noun

Uhu m (strong, genitive Uhus, no plural)

1. liquid glue for domestic use

Declension

Declension of Uhu [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Uhu
genitive	eines	des	Uhus
dative	einem	dem	Uhu
accusative	einen	den	Uhu

Further reading

• “Uhu” in Duden online
• “Uhu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache