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Eule

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German iule, iuwel, from Old High German ūwila, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā (“owl”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Eule f (genitive Eule, plural Eulen, diminutive Eulchen n)

  1. owl
  2. a moth of the family Noctuidae
    Synonym: Eulenfalter
  3. (chronobiology) a human who goes to bed late and rises late, a night owl
    Synonym: Nachteule
    Antonym: Lerche

Declension

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Declension of Eule [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Eule die Eulen
genitive einer der Eule der Eulen
dative einer der Eule den Eulen
accusative eine die Eule die Eulen

Hyponyms

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(owls):

(moths):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Silesian: ojla

See also

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Further reading

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