Kuckuck
dasNounGerman translations
- 01
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
- 02
Peek-a-boo
- 03
kook
- 04
coucal
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Wort, das einen Laut nachahmt.
- English meaning
- Onomatopoeia
- Synonym
- Lautmalerei, Klangwort
- German example
- „Kuckuck“ ist ein Onomatopoetikum.
- English example
- "Cuckoo" is an example of onomatopoeia.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Onomatopoetikum
- Plural Form
- die Onomatopoetika
Related words
- Onomatopoesie
Onomatopoeia
- 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.
- onomatopoetisch
Onomatopoeic
- lautmalerisch
Onomatopoeic
- lautmalend
Onomatopoeic means that a word imitates the sound it describes.
- Gauch
Simpleton, Fool
- Lautmalerei
Onomatopoeia
- Kuckucksei
A cuckoo's egg is, figuratively, something that is slipped into someone's possession unnoticed, often with negative consequences.
- Onomatopoese
Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word by imitating a sound.
- Onomatopöie
Onomatopoeia
- Brutparasitismus
Brood parasitism
- Brutparasit
A brood parasite is an animal that lays its eggs in the nests of other species, leaving them to raise the young.
- Kuckucksuhr
Cuckoo clock