Kauz
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GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German kūz, kūze, from Old High German *kūz, from Proto-Germanic *kūts (“bird of prey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gū- (“to cry, screech”). Cognate with Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”). See kite.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Kauz m (genitive Kauzes, plural Käuze)
- an owl species. (Käuze include the genera Aegolius and Strix, among others)
- a crank, odd fellow, codger
InflectionEdit
Declension of Kauz
Derived termsEdit
- Bartkauz m
- Raufußkauz m
- Steinkauz m
- Waldkauz m
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- Kauz in Duden online