kerkuil
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