Kuckuck

See also: kuckuck

German

Etymology

From Middle High German; ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʊkʊk/
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Noun

Kuckuck m (genitive Kuckucks, plural Kuckucke)

cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
(colloquial, law, finance) bailiff's seal

Declension

Declension of Kuckuck

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kuckuck	die	Kuckucke
genitive	eines	des	Kuckucks	der	Kuckucke
dative	einem	dem	Kuckuck	den	Kuckucken
accusative	einen	den	Kuckuck	die	Kuckucke

Derived terms

Kuckucksuhr (“cuckoo clock”)

Further reading

Kuckuck in Duden online

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