sowa

See also: Sowa

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsowa]

Noun

sowa f (diminutive sowka)

  1. owl

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “sowa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “sowa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

sowa

  1. woman

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish sowa, from Proto-Slavic *sova.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.va/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔva
  • Syllabification: so‧wa
  • Homophone: Sowa

Noun

sowa f (diminutive sówka or sóweczka, related adjective sowi)

  1. owl (strigiform bird of prey)
  2. (regional) parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)
    Synonym: czubajka kania
  3. (colloquial) night owl (one who stays up late at night or goes to bed late)
  4. (colloquial) four-eyes (one who wears eyeglasses)

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
verbs
adjectives
nouns
  • sowizdrzalstwo

Descendants

  • ? Yiddish: סאָווע (sove)

Further reading

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sovà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔwa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔwa
  • Hyphenation: so‧wa
  • Syllabification: so‧wa

Noun

sowa f (diminutive sowka) (zoology)

  1. owl
  2. strigid

Declension

References

  • sowa” in Soblex