kerkuil

Dutch

Tyto alba

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kerchule. Equivalent to kerk +‎ uil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛrk.œy̯l/

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• Hyphenation: kerk‧uil

Noun

kerkuil m or f (plural kerkuilen, diminutive kerkuiltje n)

1. Any owl of the genus Tyto
2. (particularly) The barn owl, Tyto alba

   Synonyms: (obsolete) oranje-uil, torenuil

Descendants

• → West Frisian: tsjerkûle (calque)

Further reading

• kerkuil on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl