"Kuckuck" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʊkʊk/ Audio: De-Kuckuck.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German kukkuk, kukuk, gugug; ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare German Low German Kukuuk, Dutch koekoek, Middle English cukkuk, gokkouȝ (modern English cuckoo). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|kukkuk}} Middle High German kukkuk, {{onomatopoeic|de|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{cog|nds-de|Kukuuk}} German Low German Kukuuk, {{cog|nl|koekoek}} Dutch koekoek, {{cog|enm|cukkuk}} Middle English cukkuk, {{cog|en|cuckoo}} English cuckoo Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Kuckuck m (strong, genitive Kuckucks, plural Kuckucke) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Kuckucks [genitive], Kuckucke [plural], strong [table-tags], Kuckuck [nominative, singular], Kuckucke [definite, nominative, plural], Kuckucks [genitive, singular], Kuckucke [definite, genitive, plural], Kuckuck [dative, singular], Kuckucken [dative, definite, plural], Kuckuck [accusative, singular], Kuckucke [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (lifeform): Cuckoos
    Sense id: en-Kuckuck-de-noun-MmWYkEx6 Disambiguation of Cuckoos: 89 11 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German onomatopoeias, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of German onomatopoeias: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (colloquial, law, finance) bailiff's seal Tags: colloquial, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Finance, Law
    Sense id: en-Kuckuck-de-noun-S-9Tiqqd Topics: business, finance, law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Kuckucksuhr (english: cuckoo clock)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "cuckoo clock",
      "word": "Kuckucksuhr"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "kukkuk"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German kukkuk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "Kukuuk"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German Kukuuk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "koekoek"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch koekoek",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "cukkuk"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English cukkuk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cuckoo"
      },
      "expansion": "English cuckoo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German kukkuk, kukuk, gugug; ultimately onomatopoeic.\nCompare German Low German Kukuuk, Dutch koekoek, Middle English cukkuk, gokkouȝ (modern English cuckoo).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Kuckucks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucke",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckuck",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckuck",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckuck",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Kuckuck m (strong, genitive Kuckucks, plural Kuckucke)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Cuckoos",
          "orig": "de:Cuckoos",
          "parents": [
            "Otidimorph birds",
            "Birds",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Kuckuck-de-noun-MmWYkEx6",
      "links": [
        [
          "cuckoo",
          "cuckoo"
        ],
        [
          "Cuculus canorus",
          "Cuculus canorus#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Finance",
          "orig": "de:Finance",
          "parents": [
            "Business",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "de:Law",
          "parents": [
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bailiff's seal"
      ],
      "id": "en-Kuckuck-de-noun-S-9Tiqqd",
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "bailiff's seal",
          "bailiff's seal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, law, finance) bailiff's seal"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance",
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʊkʊk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Kuckuck.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/De-Kuckuck.ogg/De-Kuckuck.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/De-Kuckuck.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Kuckuck",
    "de:Kuckuck (Art)"
  ],
  "word": "Kuckuck"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German onomatopoeias",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Cuckoos"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "cuckoo clock",
      "word": "Kuckucksuhr"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "kukkuk"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German kukkuk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "Kukuuk"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German Kukuuk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "koekoek"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch koekoek",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "cukkuk"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English cukkuk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cuckoo"
      },
      "expansion": "English cuckoo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German kukkuk, kukuk, gugug; ultimately onomatopoeic.\nCompare German Low German Kukuuk, Dutch koekoek, Middle English cukkuk, gokkouȝ (modern English cuckoo).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Kuckucks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucke",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckuck",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckuck",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckuck",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kuckucke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Kuckuck m (strong, genitive Kuckucks, plural Kuckucke)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cuckoo",
          "cuckoo"
        ],
        [
          "Cuculus canorus",
          "Cuculus canorus#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms",
        "de:Finance",
        "de:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bailiff's seal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
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        ],
        [
          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "bailiff's seal",
          "bailiff's seal"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial, law, finance) bailiff's seal"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance",
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʊkʊk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Kuckuck.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/De-Kuckuck.ogg/De-Kuckuck.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/De-Kuckuck.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Kuckuck",
    "de:Kuckuck (Art)"
  ],
  "word": "Kuckuck"
}

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