"κουκουβάγια" meaning in Greek

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Noun

Etymology: Probably of onomatopoeic origin; similar words seem to be found in other regional languages: compare Bulgarian кукумявка (kukumjavka), Albanian kukuvajkë, Italian coccoveggia, Romanian cucuvea. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|el|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{cog|bg|кукумявка}} Bulgarian кукумявка (kukumjavka), {{cog|sq|kukuvajkë}} Albanian kukuvajkë, {{cog|it|coccoveggia}} Italian coccoveggia, {{cog|ro|cucuvea}} Romanian cucuvea Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|κουκουβάγιες|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} κουκουβάγια • (koukouvágia) f (plural κουκουβάγιες), {{el-noun|f|κουκουβάγιες}} κουκουβάγια • (koukouvágia) f (plural κουκουβάγιες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|κουκουβάγια|κουκουβάγιες|κουκουβάγιας|-|κουκουβάγια|κουκουβάγιες|κουκουβάγια|κουκουβάγιες|note=}} Forms: koukouvágia [romanization], κουκουβάγιες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], κουκουβάγια [nominative, singular], κουκουβάγιες [nominative, plural], κουκουβάγιας [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], κουκουβάγια [accusative, singular], κουκουβάγιες [accusative, plural], κουκουβάγια [singular, vocative], κουκουβάγιες [plural, vocative]
  1. owl Categories (lifeform): Birds Synonyms: γλαύκα (gláfka) [feminine] Related terms: μπούφος (boúfos) (english: eagle owl) [masculine], άλλα τα μάτια του λαγού κι άλλα της κουκουβάγιας (álla ta mátia tou lagoú ki álla tis koukouvágias) (english: apples and oranges; the hare's eyes are one thing and the owl's are another) [literally] Related terms (compare with): κουκαμπούρα (koukampoúra) (english: kookaburra) [feminine, neuter]

Inflected forms

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