hibou
French
editEtymology
editEventually imitative. Possibly from or influenced by a descendant of Proto-West Germanic *hūō and/or Proto-Germanic *uwwilǭ. Compare Old High German hūwo, ūvo, (h)ūwila and, as a borrowing into Romance, Catalan òbila, òliba. If so, related to English owl. Compare also Latin būbo.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithibou m (plural hiboux)
Usage notes
editOnly seven words in French ending in -ou have their plurals in -oux instead of -ous: bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou.
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “hibou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Louisiana Creole
editEtymology
editNoun
edithibou
References
edit- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
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- French onomatopoeias
- French terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- French terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- French terms with aspirated h
- French 2-syllable words
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- French terms with audio pronunciation
- French terms with homophones
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Owls
- French nouns with plural in -oux
- Louisiana Creole terms inherited from French
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- Louisiana Creole nouns