Polyglot Dictionary

Schleiereule

/ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐˌʔɔɪ̯lə/

die noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Schleiereulen

Meaning

  1. barn owl

    Built from Schleier (veil) + Eule (owl) — named for the veil-like feathers around its face.

    • Eine Schleiereule saß auf dem Ast.

      A barn owl sat on the branch.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Eule owl

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

lechuza

lechuza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "barn owl."

Practice

1 What does Schleiereule mean?

2 Fill the gap: Eine ___ saß auf dem Ast.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schleiereule?

nouncompound

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