Information about the word meeuw (Dutch → Esperanto: mevo)

Synonym: zeemeeuw

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/meʋ/
Hyphenationmeeuw
Genderhistorically feminine, nowadays also masculine
Pluralmeeuwen

Diminutive
SingularPlural
meeuwtjemeeuwtjes

Usage samples

Je ziet er meeuwen duiken naar zeesterren.
Meeuwen maken nesten in de bouwval.

Translations

Catalangavina
Czechracek
Danishmåge
Englishseagull; gull
English (Old English)mæw
Esperantomevo; laredo
Faeroesemásafuglur
Finnishlokki
Frenchmouette; goéland
GermanMöwe
Greekλάρος; γλάρος
Hungariansirály
Italiangabbiano
Latingavia; larus
Low Germanmöywe; meywe
Polishmewa
Portuguesegaivota
Russianчайка
Saterland FrisianSeemeeske
Scotsmaw
Scottish Gaelicfaoileag
Spanishgaviota
Srananfisman
Swedishfiskmås; fiskmåse; mås; måse; trut
Turkishmartı
West Frisiankobbe; miuw; seefûgel