"cuculus" meaning in Latin

See cuculus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kuˈkuː.lus/ [Classical-Latin], [kʊˈkuːɫ̪ʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /kuˈku.lus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [kuˈkuːlus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Echoic of the male bird's mating cry, similar to English cuckoo, Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux), Middle Irish cuach, Polish kukułka, Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila), Finnish kukkua. Etymology templates: {{onom|la|title=Echoic}} Echoic, {{cog|en|cuckoo}} English cuckoo, {{cog|grc|κόκκυξ}} Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux), {{cog|mga|cuach}} Middle Irish cuach, {{cog|pl|kukułka}} Polish kukułka, {{cog|sa|कोकिल}} Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila), {{cog|fi|kukkua}} Finnish kukkua Head templates: {{la-noun|cucūlus<2>}} cucūlus m (genitive cucūlī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cucūlus<2>}} Forms: cucūlus [canonical, masculine], cucūlī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cucūlus [nominative, singular], cucūlī [nominative, plural], cucūlī [genitive, singular], cucūlōrum [genitive, plural], cucūlō [dative, singular], cucūlīs [dative, plural], cucūlum [accusative, singular], cucūlōs [accusative, plural], cucūlō [ablative, singular], cucūlīs [ablative, plural], cucūle [singular, vocative], cucūlī [plural, vocative]
  1. cuckoo (bird) Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-cuculus-la-noun-VVw6hQGJ
  2. a term of reproach (specifically a cuckold) Tags: declension-2 Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-cuculus-la-noun-DpkOnsuy Disambiguation of Birds: 33 67 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 37 63 Disambiguation of Latin onomatopoeias: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cucus 
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