"Kauz" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /kaʊ̯t͡s/ Audio: De-Kauz.ogg
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|kūz}} Middle High German kūz, {{m|gmh|kūze}} kūze, {{inh|de|goh|*kūz}} Old High German *kūz, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*kūts||bird of prey}} Proto-Germanic *kūts (“bird of prey”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*gū-||to cry, screech}} Proto-Indo-European *gū- (“to cry, screech”), {{cog|ang|cȳta||kite, bittern}} Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”), {{l|en|kite}} kite Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e}} Kauz m (strong, genitive Kauzes, plural Käuze) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Kauzes [genitive], Käuze [plural], strong [table-tags], Kauz [nominative, singular], Käuze [definite, nominative, plural], Kauzes [genitive, singular], Käuze [definite, genitive, plural], Kauz [dative, singular], Kauze [dative, singular], Käuzen [dative, definite, plural], Kauz [accusative, singular], Käuze [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. owl; (specifically) strigid Tags: masculine, strong Categories (lifeform): Owls
    Sense id: en-Kauz-de-noun-cCX8SNNq Disambiguation of Owls: 66 34 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (figurative) crank, odd fellow, codger Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kauz-de-noun-x3d6jL3r Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bartkauz [masculine], kauzig, Raufußkauz [masculine], Sperlingskauz [masculine], Steinkauz [masculine], Waldkauz [masculine] Related terms: Eule [feminine], Uhu [masculine]

Inflected forms

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