Kuckuck
derNouncuckoo
English translations
- 01
cuckoo
- 02
cucuckoo
Word details
- German meaning
- Der Kuckuck ist ein Vogel, der bekannt ist für seinen Ruf und dafür, dass er seine Eier in die Nester anderer Vögel legt.
- English meaning
- Cuckoo
- Synonym
- Guggu, Vogel
- German example
- Im Wald hörte ich den Ruf des Kuckucks.
- English example
- I heard the call of the cuckoo in the forest.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Kuckuck
- Plural Form
- die Kuckucke
Related words
- Kuckucksei
A cuckoo's egg is, figuratively, something that is slipped into someone's possession unnoticed, often with negative consequences.
- Kuckucksuhr
Cuckoo clock
- jemandem ein Kuckucksei ins Nest legen
To lay a cuckoo's egg in someone's nest means to foist an unpleasant task or burden on someone unnoticed.
- Brutparasit
A brood parasite is an animal that lays its eggs in the nests of other species, leaving them to raise the young.
- Onomatopöie
Onomatopoeia
- Onomatopoese
Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word by imitating a sound.
- Brutparasitismus
Brood parasitism
- Lautmalerei
Onomatopoeia
- Onomatopoetikum
Onomatopoeia
- Onomatopoesie
Onomatopoeia
- Gauch
Simpleton, Fool
- lautmalerisch
Onomatopoeic
- onomatopoetisch
Onomatopoeic
- lautmalend
Onomatopoeic means that a word imitates the sound it describes.
Example sentences with “Kuckuck”
Ich habe den Kuckuck gehört. (I heard the cuckoo.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Kuckuck' masculine?
Yes, 'der Kuckuck'.