kukuvajkë

Albanian

Etymology

From the combination of kuku +‎ vaj +‎ -kë, meaning something that mourns referring to the owl's cry. Of onomatopoeic origin, see neighbouring Greek κουκουβάγια (koukouvágia).

Noun

kukuvajkë f (plural kukuvajka, definite kukuvajka, definite plural kukuvajkat)

  1. (zoology) owl

Declension

Declension of kukuvajkë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kukuvajkë kukuvajka kukuvajka kukuvajkat
accusative kukuvajkën
dative kukuvajke kukuvajkës kukuvajkave kukuvajkave
ablative kukuvajkash

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “kukuvajkë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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