bufniță

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bufniță

/ˈbuf.ni.t͡sə/

Where it comes from

Diminutive of less common bufnă (“owl”) + -iță, from dialectal buf, bufă, from Late Latin būfus (“owl”). Compare Albanian buf, Spanish búho, and Sicilian buffa.

noun bufnițe · bufniță · bufnița · bufnițele

feminine owl (any bird of the order Strigiformes)
Similar: buhă
familiar, feminine a shrewish woman, harpy

In English

eagle owl large owl of genus Bubo
owl bird
Eurasian eagle owl Bubo bubo

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"bufniță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/bufni%C8%9B%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bufniță. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bufni%C8%9B%C4%83

Chicago

"bufniță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bufni%C8%9B%C4%83.

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@misc{bufnit_a_2026,
  title = {bufniță},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bufni%C8%9B%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}