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Meaning of "cucuveá" in the Romanian dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CUCUVEÁ

cucuveá (cucuvéle), s. f. – Pasăre răpitoare de noapte (Athene noctua). – Var. cucuvaie, cucuveică, cucumea(gă), etc. Mr. cucuveauă, megl. cucuveaică. Creație expresivă, poate un genuin rom., căci este în legătură cu un mare număr de forme similare străine: gr. ϰιϰϰάβι, ϰίϰυμος, ϰιϰϰαβαϰυ, ngr. ϰουϰουβάγια, bg. kukuvija, kukuvejka, kukumjavka, sb. kukùvika, kukùvija, alb. kukuvajë it. coccoveggia, cuccumeggia, calabr. cucugmau, cuccuvella. Din gr. după Roesler 571, cf. Triandaphyllidis 144; de la un lat. *cucumella, după Pascu, I, 71; Pascu, Suf., 150; Pascu, Lat., 258; de origine onomatopeică, după Philippide, II, 710 și DAR, cf. REW 1890; Battisti, II, 995. Tot de origine expresivă pare a avea cuvîntul cucovă (var. cucovă), s. f. (înv., lebădă sălbatică, Cycnus olor; mîrțoagă), poate formație onomatopeică (după Cihac, II, 569 și Scriban, din tc. kugu „lebădă”).
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PRONUNCIATION OF CUCUVEÁ IN ROMANIAN

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WHAT DOES CUCUVEÁ MEAN IN ROMANIAN?

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Definition of cucuveá in the Romanian dictionary

CUCUVEÁ ~ éle f. A night-catchery bird with brown-gray feathers, large round and yellow eyes, surrounded by feather rosettes, nesting in fertile places (through the bridges of abandoned houses, scrub etc.). [Art. owl; G.-d. cucuvelei; Sil-cu-vea] CUCUVEÁ ~éle f. Pasăre răpitoare de noapte, cu pene brune-cenușii, cu ochi mari rotunzi și galbeni, înconjurați de rozete de pene, care-și face cuibul în locuri ferite (prin podurile caselor părăsite, prin scorburi etc.). [Art. cucuveaua; G.-D. cucuvelei; Sil. -cu-vea]

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ROMANIAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CUCUVEÁ


a aveá
a aveá
aveá
aveá
cerceveá
cerceveá
gergeveá
gergeveá
giurgiuveá
giurgiuveá
heveá
heveá
loveá
loveá
paveá
paveá
încorcioveá
încorcioveá
țeveá
țeveá

ROMANIAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUCUVEÁ

cucurbétă
cucurbitacée
cucurigá
cucurigát
cucurigí
cucurígu
cucurmínă
cucurujál
cucurúz
cucuruz-de-pădúre
cucuruzáștină
cucușór
cucú
cucútă-de-ápă
cucútă-de-pădúre
cucúț
cucuváie
cucuváĭe
cúcuvă
cucuvéică

ROMANIAN WORDS THAT END LIKE CUCUVEÁ

a agr
a apăr
a b
a compăr
a cr
a căd
a decăd
a deoch
a desperech
a displăc
a dispăr
a id
a mân
a păduch
a împerech
a încăp
a îngenunch
a înmănunch
a întortoch
a întreved

Synonyms and antonyms of cucuveá in the Romanian dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cucuveá» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUCUVEÁ

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Translator Romanian - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Spanish

Little Owl
570 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - English

Little Owl
510 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Hindi

लिटिल उल्लू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Romanian - Arabic

البومة الصغيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Russian

Маленькая Сова
278 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Portuguese

little Owl
270 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Bengali

লিটল পেঁচা
260 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - French

Little Owl
220 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Malay

Little burung hantu
190 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - German

little Owl
180 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Japanese

コキンメフクロウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Korean

리틀 올빼미
85 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Javanese

Little owl
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Romanian - Vietnamese

Little Owl
80 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Tamil

லிட்டில் ஆந்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Marathi

पिंगळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Turkish

kukumav
70 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Italian

Civetta
65 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Polish

pójdźka
50 millions of speakers

Translator Romanian - Ukrainian

маленька Сова
40 millions of speakers

Romanian

cucuveá
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Romanian - Greek

Κουκουβάγια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Romanian - Afrikaans

steenuil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Romanian - Swedish

Little Owl
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Romanian - Norwegian

little Owl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cucuveá

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUCUVEÁ»

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Examples of use in the Romanian literature, quotes and news about cucuveá

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2 ROMANIAN BOOKS RELATING TO «CUCUVEÁ»

Discover the use of cucuveá in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cucuveá and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Romanian literature.
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Graiul din zona Câmpulungului Moldovenesc: fonetica - Pagina 106
D 1 1 . cucuveá(ucá). aicuvéjcâ, curcudùsâ au mai frecvent о; cuparattvâ este relativ frecvent la vârstnici. In alte cuvinte, о pretonic se închide numai in exemple sporadice: bucánci P 3, bulatau S 3, P 7, FM 14, bulnàv P 3, О 6. burent FM 1.
Adrian Turculeț, 2002
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Słownik rumuńsko-polski - Pagina 147
ot. przytulia (Schultesa) (Galium Schultesii); doar n-am báut ~ nie napiiem siç blekotu; przecie(z) na glowç nie upadlem cncúf, cucúfi rz. m. zdrobn. kukuteczka cucuváie, cucuvái rz. z. patrz cueuvea cucuveá, cucuvéle rz. z. ornit.
Jan Reychman, 1970

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cucuveá [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-ro/cucuvea>. Apr 2024 ».
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