gufo

See also: gufò

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gufo, from Late Latin būfus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡufo]

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• Rhymes: -ufo
• Hyphenation: gu‧fo

Noun

gufo (accusative singular gufon, plural gufoj, accusative plural gufojn)

1. eagle owl

   Hypernym: strigo

Derived terms

• gufujo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.fo/
• Rhymes: -ufo
• Hyphenation: gù‧fo

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *gūfus, further variant of Late Latin būfus, ultimately onomatopoeic. Its probable regional (such as Faliscan or Sabellic) origin is evident in the medial -f-, which corresponds to Latin -b-. Cognate to Romanian buhă, Spanish búho, Portuguese bufo, all "eagle owl". The original ōn-stem also gave Tuscan (Lucca) bofonchio (“hornet”), Italian bofonchiare, bifonchiare (“to mutter, grumble”).

Noun

gufo m (plural gufi)

1. owl (order Strigiformes)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• gufare
• gufetto
• gufo comune (Asio otus)
• gufo delle nevi (Bubo scandiacus)
• gufo reale (Bubo bubo et al)
• gufo sghignazzante (Sceloglaux albifacies)

Descendants

• → Esperanto: gufo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gufo

1. first-person singular present indicative of gufare

Further reading

• gufo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• Fogu, fugo, fugò