Bulgarian

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Забулена сова
 
Същинска сова

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *sova, possibly of onomatopoeic origin distantly related to English howl.

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Noun

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со́ва (sóvaf (relational adjective со́вов)

  1. owl (bird of order Strigiformes)

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References

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  • сова”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • сова”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Pannonian Rusyn

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Сова.

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak sova, from Proto-Slavic *sova. Cognates include Slovak sova and Carpathian Rusyn сова́ (sová).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɔva]
  • Rhymes: -ɔva
  • Hyphenation: со‧ва

Noun

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сова (sovaf

  1. owl

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sɐˈva]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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сова́ (sováf anim (genitive совы́, nominative plural со́вы, genitive plural сов)

  1. owl
    бе́лая сова́bélaja sová(Bubo scandiacus, syn. Nyctea scandiaca) snowy owl
    уша́стая сова́ušástaja sová(Asio otus) horned owl
    Он сиди́т, как сова́ на забо́ре
    On sidít, kak sová na zabóre
    He doesn’t pay attention to anything (half blind and absent-minded).
  2. night person, night owl

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In Russian culture, owls are not known for their wisdom; rather, they symbolize daytime blindness and absent-mindedness.

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: sova

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Further reading

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  • сова in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.

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со́ва f (Latin spelling sóva)

  1. owl

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Further reading

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  • сова” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *sova.

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Noun

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сова́ (sováf animal (genitive сови́, nominative plural со́ви, genitive plural сов)

  1. owl

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