сова

Bulgarian

Забулена сова
Същинска сова

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sova, possibly of onomatopoeic origin distantly related to English howl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɔvɐ]

Noun

со́ва • (sóva) f (relational adjective со́вов)

  1. owl (bird of order Strigiformes)

Declension

Hyponyms

  • со́вам (sóvam, “to shove, to shuttle”) (dialectal, possibly cognate)
    • сова́лка (soválka, “shuttle”)

References

  • “сова”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “сова”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Pannonian Rusyn

Сова.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak sova, from Proto-Slavic *sova. Cognates include Slovak sova and Carpathian Rusyn сова́ (sová).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɔva]
  • Rhymes: -ɔva
  • Hyphenation: со‧ва

Noun

сова (sova) f

  1. owl

Declension

References

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐˈva]
  • (file)

Noun

сова́ • (sová) f anim (genitive совы́, nominative plural со́вы, genitive plural сов)

  1. owl
    бе́лая сова́ ― bélaja sová ― (Bubo scandiacus, syn. Nyctea scandiaca) snowy owl
    уша́стая сова́ ― ušástaja sová ― (Asio otus) horned owl
    Он сиди́т, как сова́ на забо́ре
    On sidít, kak sová na zabóre
    He doesn’t pay attention to anything (half blind and absent-minded).
  2. night person, night owl

Usage notes

In Russian culture, owls are not known for their wisdom; rather, they symbolize daytime blindness and absent-mindedness.

Declension

Descendants

  • → Ingrian: sova

See also

Further reading

  • сова in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.

Noun

со́ва f (Latin spelling sóva)

  1. owl

Declension

Further reading

  • “сова” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɔˈʋa]
  • (file)

Noun

сова́ • (sová) f animal (genitive сови́, nominative plural со́ви, genitive plural сов)

  1. owl

Declension

References

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