"uil" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /œy̯l/ Audio: Nl-uil.ogg Forms: uilen [plural], uiltje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -œy̯l Etymology: From Middle Dutch ule, from Old Dutch *ūwila, *ūwala, *ūla, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ, diminutive of *uwwǭ (“eagle-owl”), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|ule}} Middle Dutch ule, {{inh|nl|odt|*ūwila}} Old Dutch *ūwila, {{m|odt|*ūwala}} *ūwala, {{m|odt|*ūla}} *ūla, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*uwwalǭ}} Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ, {{m|gem-pro|*uwwǭ||eagle-owl}} *uwwǭ (“eagle-owl”), {{onomatopoeic|nl|title=imitative}} imitative, {{m|gem-pro|*ūfaz}} *ūfaz, {{m|gem-pro|*ūfǭ}} *ūfǭ Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|uiltje|g2=f}} uil m or f (plural uilen, diminutive uiltje n)
  1. owl, bird of the order Strigiformes Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (lifeform): Owls
    Sense id: en-uil-nl-noun-19ItjubD
  2. noctuoid, owl moth, owlet Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-uil-nl-noun-yBxlwLR7 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 56 42 1 Disambiguation of Dutch onomatopoeias: 3 56 38 3
  3. (dialectal) butterfly (generic term) Tags: dialectal, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-uil-nl-noun-cljWStjx
  4. (figuratively) idiot Tags: feminine, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-uil-nl-noun-SPq3pWR5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bosuil, dwerguil, een uiltje knappen, katuil, kerkuil, oranje-uil, ransuil, ruigpootuil, sneeuwuil, steenuil, torenuil, uilachtig, uilenbal, uilenbril, Uilenspiegel, uilenzeik, uilig, uilskuiken, velduil, zwarte-c-uil

Inflected forms

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      "form": "uilen",
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      "form": "uiltje",
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        "diminutive",
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          "text": "'s Avonds zitten er uilen in de boom bij de buren.",
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          "Strigiformes#Translingual"
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          "text": "Veel uilen hebben typerende uilvlekken.",
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        {
          "english": "These colourful butterflies eat nectar and excrement.",
          "text": "Deze kleurrijke uiltjes eten nectar en uitwerpselen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
          "english": "That nutter from the Oxford Union lies down to mount his grand piano when the night falls.",
          "text": "Die uil van Minerva spreidt zich over zijn vleugel bij het vallen van de avond.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "(figuratively) idiot"
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        "feminine",
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    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    {
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    {
      "word": "een uiltje knappen"
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    {
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      "word": "kerkuil"
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      "word": "steenuil"
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    {
      "word": "uilenbal"
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    {
      "word": "uilenbril"
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    {
      "word": "Uilenspiegel"
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          "moth",
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          "owlet",
          "owlet"
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          "type": "example"
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        "(dialectal) butterfly (generic term)"
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          "english": "That nutter from the Oxford Union lies down to mount his grand piano when the night falls.",
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        "(figuratively) idiot"
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