De or het steenuil?

The correct Dutch article is:

de steenuil

  • English: little owl
  • Plural: de steenuilen
  • Diminutive: het steenuiltje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. (uilen) bepaald soort vogel, Athene noctua, kleine, gedrongen uil met felle gele ogen en witte wenkbrauwstrepen 2. (uilen) (Suriname) soms gebruikt als benaming voor Athene cunicularia

How to use steenuil

the little owlde steenuil
this little owldeze steenuil
that little owldie steenuil
our little owlonze steenuil
your little owljouw steenuil
every little owlelke steenuil
which little owl?welke steenuil?
a big little owl / the big little owleen grote steenuil, de grote steenuil
the little owl (plural)de steenuilen, deze steenuilen

Dutch words ending in steenuil

madagaskarsteenuil | bossteenuil

In compound words, the last part decides the article. See the rule

Dutch words starting with steenuil

steenuilenkast

Meaning, plural, diminutive, pronunciation and translations: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).