"hibou" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /i.bu/ Audio: Fr-hibou.ogg , Fr-Paris--hibou.ogg Forms: hiboux [plural]
Etymology: Eventually imitative. Possibly from or influenced by a descendant of Proto-West Germanic *hūō and/or Proto-Germanic *uwwilǭ. Compare Old High German hūwo, ūvo, (h)ūwila and, as a borrowing into Romance, Catalan òbila, òliba. If so, related to English owl. Compare also Latin būbo. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=imitative}} imitative, {{der|fr|gmw-pro|*hūō}} Proto-West Germanic *hūō, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*uwwalǭ|*uwwilǭ}} Proto-Germanic *uwwilǭ, {{cog|goh|hūwo}} Old High German hūwo, {{cog|ca|òliba|òbila, òliba}} Catalan òbila, òliba, {{m+|en|owl}} English owl, {{cog|la|būbo}} Latin būbo Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|x}} hibou m (plural hiboux)
  1. owl (specifically, those species of owls with ear tufts; those without ear tufts are chouettes) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Owls Derived forms: hibou des marais, hibou grand-duc, hibou petit-duc Related terms: chouette

Inflected forms

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