κουκουβάγια
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Greek
Etymology
Probably of onomatopoeic origin; similar words seem to be found in other regional languages: compare Bulgarian кукумявка (kukumjavka), Albanian kukuvajkë, Italian coccoveggia, Ladino kukuvaya, Romanian cucuvea.
Noun
κουκουβάγια • (koukouvágia) f (plural κουκουβάγιες)
Declension
Declension of κουκουβάγια
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κουκουβάγια • | κουκουβάγιες • |
| genitive | κουκουβάγιας • | — |
| accusative | κουκουβάγια • | κουκουβάγιες • |
| vocative | κουκουβάγια • | κουκουβάγιες • |
Synonyms
- γλαύκα f (gláfka)
Descendants
- Ladino: kukuvaya
- → Ottoman Turkish: قوقوماو (kukumav)
- Turkish: kukumav
- → Ubykh: кәыкәм'ав' (kʷʼəkʷʼṃaṿ)
See also
- μπούφος m (boúfos, “eagle owl”)
- άλλα τα μάτια του λαγού κι άλλα της κουκουβάγιας (álla ta mátia tou lagoú ki álla tis koukouvágias, “apples and oranges”, literally “the hare's eyes are one thing and the owl's are another”)
- compare with: κουκαμπούρα f or n (koukampoúra, “kookaburra”)
Further reading
κουκουβάγια on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
