òliba

See also: oliba and Oliba

Catalan

Alternative forms

• òbila

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ (“owl”). Cognate with English owl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈo̞.li.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈɔ.li.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɔ.li.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɔ.li.ba]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈɔ.li.βa]

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Noun

òliba f (plural òlibes)

1. barn owl

   Synonyms: babeca; (dialectal) mifa; xibeca; xupa; xuta