| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | oul |
| Plural | ouls |
| Afrikaans | uil |
|---|---|
| Catalan | òliba; mussol |
| Czech | sova |
| Danish | ugle |
| Dutch | uil |
| English | owl |
| Esperanto | strigo |
| Faeroese | ugla |
| Finnish | pöllö |
| French | chouette; effraie; hibou |
| German | Eule; Kauz |
| Greek | κουκουβάχια |
| Icelandic | ugla |
| Italian | civetta |
| Jamaican Patois | krichoul |
| Norwegian | ugle |
| Portuguese | coruja; éstrix; mocho |
| Saterland Frisian | Ule; Katule |
| Spanish | lechuza; mochuelo |
| Sranan | owrukuku |
| Swedish | uggla |
| Turkish | baykuş |
| Welsh | tylluan |
| West Frisian | ûle |