kerkuil
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch kerchule. Equivalent to kerk + uil.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kerkuil m or f (plural kerkuilen, diminutive kerkuiltje n)
- Any owl of the genus Tyto
- (particularly) The barn owl, Tyto alba
- Synonyms: (obsolete) oranje-uil, torenuil
Descendants[edit]
- → West Frisian: tsjerkûle (calque)
Further reading[edit]
- kerkuil on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl