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Crosswords: CUCU |
| Non-English Usage: "CUCU" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Indonesian (grandchild), Romanian (cuckoo). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "CUCU" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "CUCU" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen o qeoV exagagetw ta udata erpeta yucwn zwswn kai peteina petomena epi thV ghV kata to sterewma tou ouranou kai egeneto outwV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dixit etiam Deus producant aquae reptile animae viventis et volatile super terram sub firmamento caeli |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | God cwæð eac swylce, "Teon nu ða wæteru forð swymmende cynn cucu on life ond fleogende cynn ofer eorðan under þære heofenan fæstnysse!" |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | God also seide, Watres bryng thei forthe the crepynge kynd of the lyuynge soule, and the fleeinge kynde vpon the erth, vndre the firmament of heuene. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And God sayd let the water bryng forth creatures that move and have lyfe and foules for to flee over the erth vnder the fyrmament of heaven. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And God said, Let the waters be full of living things, and let birds be in flight over the earth under the arch of heaven. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 20 |
| Cebuano | Ug miingon ang Dios: Dumagsang sa mga tubig ang duot sa mga binuhat nga buhi, ug manglupad ang mga langgam sa ibabaw sa yuta diha sa hawan sa langit. |
| Croatian | I reèe Bog: "Nek' povrvi vodom vreva živih stvorova, i ptice nek' polete nad zemljom, svodom nebeskim!" I bi tako. |
| Danish | Derpå sagde Gud: "Vandet vrimle med en Vrimmel af levende Væsener, og Fugle flyve over Jorden oppe under Himmelhvælvingen!" Og således skete det: |
| Dutch | En God zeide: Dat de wateren overvloediglijk voortbrengen een gewemel van levende zielen; en het gevogelte vliege boven de aarde, in het uitspansel des hemels! |
| Finnish | Ja Jumala sanoi: "Viliskööt vedet eläviä olentoja, ja lentäkööt linnut maan päällä, taivaanvahvuuden alla". |
| French | Dieu dit: Que les eaux produisent en abondance des animaux vivants, et que des oiseaux volent sur la terre vers l`étendue du ciel. |
| German | Und Gott sprach: Es errege sich das Wasser mit webenden und lebendigen Tieren, und Gevögel fliege auf Erden unter der Feste des Himmels. |
| Hungarian | És monda Isten: Pezsdûljenek a vizek élõ állatok nyüzsgésétõl; és madarak repdessenek a föld felett, az ég mennyezetének színén. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kemudian Allah berkata, "Hendaklah di dalam air berkeriapan banyak macam makhluk hidup, dan di udara beterbangan banyak burung-burung." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka firman Allah: Hendaklah dalam segala air itu menggeriak beberapa kejadian yang bernyawa dan yang sulur-menyulur, dan hendaklah ada unggas terbang di atas bumi, dalam bentangan langit. |
| Italian | Dio disse: «Le acque brulichino di esseri viventi e uccelli volino sopra la terra, davanti al firmamento del cielo». |
| Maori | ¶ Na ka mea te Atua, Kia ngahue ake i roto i nga wai te mea ora e ngoki ana, kia rere ano hoki te manu i runga ake i te whenua i te mata o te kiko o te rangi. |
| Norwegian | Og Gud sa: Det vrimle av liv i vannet, og fugler flyve over jorden under himmelhvelvingen! |
| Portuguese | E disse Deus: Produzam as águas cardumes de seres viventes; e voem as aves acima da terra no firmamento do céu. |
| Rumanian | Dumnezeu a zis: ,,Sq miwune apele de vieyuitoare, wi sq sboare pqsqri deasupra pqmkntului pe kntinderea cerului.`` |
| Swedish | Och Gud sade: "Frambringe vattnet ett vimmel av levande varelser; flyge ock fåglar över jorden under himmelens fäste." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "CUCU": cucullate, cucumber, cucumbers, cucurbit, cucurbits. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-u-u" | |
+2 letters: caucus, cuscus, mucluc. | |
+3 letters: curcuma, muclucs, succour, succuba, succubi, succumb, succuss, upchuck. | |
+4 letters: aciculum, caduceus, caducous, calculus, caucused, caucuses, couscous, cubicula, cucumber, cucurbit, curculio, curcumas, curlicue, curlycue, cuscuses, cuticula, muckluck, sacculus, succours, succubae, succubas, succubus, succumbs, unchurch, upchucks. | |
+5 letters: aciculums, calculous, calyculus, caucusing, caucussed, caucusses, coculture, cubiculum, cucullate, cucumbers, cucurbits, curculios, curlicued, curlicues, curlycues, curricula, cuticulae, cuticular, flocculus, muckamuck, mucklucks, succoured, succulent, succumbed, succussed, succusses, unsuccess, upchucked. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 55 43 55 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. ..- -.-. ..- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01010101 01000011 01010101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C U C U |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0055 0043 0055 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)37553755 |
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