uggla

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʏkla/ Rhymes: -ʏkla Homophones: ugla, Ugla === Etymology 1 === Related to uggi (“(fish) fin”). ==== Noun ==== uggla f (genitive singular ugglu, nominative plural ugglur) hook Synonym: snagi ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== uggla f (genitive singular ugglu, nominative plural ugglur) alternative form of ugla (“owl”) === References === == Swedish == === Etymology === From Late Modern Swedish ugla, from Old Swedish uggla, from Old Norse ugla (compare Danish ugle, Icelandic ugla), from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (compare English owl, Dutch uil, German Eule), diminutive of *uwwǭ (“eagle-owl”) (compare German Uhu), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ (compare Swedish uv, Bavarian Auf), from Proto-Indo-European *up-. Feminine in Late Modern Swedish. Akin to English owl. === Pronunciation === === Noun === uggla c an owl Near-synonym: uv ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== ana ugglor i mossen fånga uggla hoa (“hoot”) === References === “uggla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “uggla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “uggla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)