Polyglot Dictionary

Kauz

/kaʊ̯ts/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Käuze

Meaning

  1. owl

    • Ein Kauz ruft im Wald.

      An owl calls in the forest.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

eule

Kauz specifically refers to certain owl species like the tawny owl, and colloquially can also mean an "odd character"; Eule is the general word for owl.

Similar in other languages

French

hibou

hibou is the French word for the same thing — both mean "owl."

Portuguese

coruja

coruja is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "owl."

Practice

1 What does Kauz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein ___ ruft im Wald.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kauz?

noun

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