òliba

See also: oliba and Oliba

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • òbila

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *uwilǭ, *uwwilǭ, variants of Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (“owl”). Cognate with English owl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈɔ.li.βə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈɔ.li.bə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈɔ.li.ba]
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Noun

òliba f (plural òlibes)

  1. barn owl
    Synonyms: babeca; (dialectal) mifa; xibeca; xupa; xuta
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