Uhu
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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-West Germanic *hūō (“owl”).
Noun
[edit]Uhu m (strong, genitive Uhus, plural Uhus, diminutive Uhüchen n)
- Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo (bird, owl species)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Uhu [masculine, strong]
Descendants
[edit]- → Dutch: oehoe
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From the brand name UHU, from etymology 1.
Noun
[edit]Uhu m (strong, genitive Uhus, no plural)
- liquid glue for domestic use
Declension
[edit]Declension of Uhu [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading
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- German 2-syllable words
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- German onomatopoeias
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German palindromes
- German masculine nouns
- German uncountable nouns
- de:Owls
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