cucuvea

== Romanian == === Alternative forms === cucumea, cucumeagă, cucuvaie === Etymology === Often considered to be from Greek κουκουβάγια (koukouvágia), but seems linked to a number of foreign cognates, including Albanian kukuvajkë, Italian coccoveggia, cuccumeggia, Calabrian cucumau, cuccuvella. Other theories include a Vulgar Latin *cucumella, or an expressive or onomatopoeic creation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.kuˈve̯a/ === Noun === cucuvea f (plural cucuvele) little owl (Athene noctua) Synonym: (regional, in Transylvania, Maramureș and Banat) pasărea-mortului ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== cucuvea pitică ==== See also ==== bufniță buhă ciuf huhurez strigă strigide strigiformă === References === “cucuvea”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026