de uil
owl
noun · /œy̯l/
Forms
- Article
- de uil
- Plural
- de uilen
- Diminutive
- het uiltje
- Also means
- noctuoid, owl moth, owlet, butterfly, idiot
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
's Avonds zitten er uilen in de boom bij de buren.
In the evening there are owls in the neighbours' tree.
Veel uilen hebben typerende uilvlekken.
Many owlet moths have characteristic wing marks.
De uil zit in de boom.
The owl is in the tree.
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