сова

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔvə]

со́ва • (sóva) f (related adjective со́вов)

1. owl (bird of order Strigiformes)

• забу́лена со́ва (zabúlena sóva, “barn owl”) (family Tytonidae)
• съ́щинска со́ва (sǎ́štinska sóva, “true owl”) (family Strigidae)

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

• сова in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• сова in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.

• IPA^(key): [sɐˈva]

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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

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

• → Ingrian: sova

• сыч (syč)
• фи́лин (fílin)
• нея́сыть (nejásytʹ)

From Proto-Slavic *sova.

со́ва f (Latin spelling sóva)

1. owl

• “сова” in Hrvatski jezični portal

From Proto-Slavic *sova.

• IPA^(key): [sɔˈʋa]

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

1. owl

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сова”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka