сова

Bulgarian
Забулена сова
Същинска сова

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɔvɐ]

Noun

со́ва • (sóva) f (relational adjective со́вов)

  1. owl (bird of order Strigiformes)

Declension
Declension of со́ва
singular plural
indefinite со́ва
sóva		 со́ви
sóvi
definite со́вата
sóvata		 со́вите
sóvite
vocative form со́во
sóvo		 со́ви
sóvi

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

References
  • “сова”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “сова”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Pannonian Rusyn
Сова.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak sova, from Proto-Slavic *sova. Cognates include Slovak sova and Carpathian Rusyn сова́ (sová).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɔva]
  • Rhymes: -ɔva
  • Hyphenation: со‧ва

Noun

сова (sova) f

  1. owl

Declension
Declension of сова
singular plural
nominative сова
sova		 сови
sovi
genitive сови
sovi		 совох
sovox
dative сови
sovi		 совом
sovom
accusative сову
sovu		 сови
sovi
instrumental сову
sovu		 совами
sovami
locative сови
sovi		 совох
sovox
vocative сово
sovo		 сови
sovi

References

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sɐˈva]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

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

Usage notes

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

Declension
Declension of сова́ (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 
singular plural
nominative сова́
sová		 со́вы
sóvy
genitive совы́
sový		 со́в
sóv
dative сове́
sové		 со́вам
sóvam
accusative сову́
sovú		 со́в
sóv
instrumental сово́й, сово́ю
sovój, sovóju		 со́вами
sóvami
prepositional сове́
sové		 со́вах
sóvax
Pre-reform declension of сова́ (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 
singular plural
nominative сова́
sová		 со́вы
sóvy
genitive совы́
sový		 со́въ
sóv
dative совѣ́
sově́		 со́вамъ
sóvam
accusative сову́
sovú		 со́въ
sóv
instrumental сово́й, сово́ю
sovój, sovóju		 со́вами
sóvami
prepositional совѣ́
sově́		 со́вахъ
sóvax

Descendants
  • → Ingrian: sova

See also

Further reading
  • сова in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.

Noun

со́ва f (Latin spelling sóva)

  1. owl

Declension
Declension of сова
singular plural
nominative сова сове
genitive сове сова
dative сови совама
accusative сову сове
vocative сово сове
locative сови совама
instrumental совом совама

Further reading
  • “сова” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sova.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sɔˈʋa]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

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

  1. owl

Declension
Declension of сова́ (animal hard fem-form accent-d)
singular plural
nominative сова́
sová		 со́ви
sóvy
genitive сови́
sový		 сов
sov
dative сові́
soví		 со́вам
sóvam
accusative сову́
sovú		 со́ви, сов
sóvy, sov
instrumental сово́ю
sovóju		 со́вами
sóvamy
locative сові́
soví		 со́вах
sóvax
vocative со́во
sóvo		 со́ви
sóvy

References
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