| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | uil |
| Catalan | mussol |
| Danish | ugle |
| Dutch | uil |
| English | owl |
| Finnish | pöllö |
| German | Eule |
| Modern Greek | κουκουβάγια |
| Modern Hebrew | yanshuf |
| Hungarian | bagoly |
| Icelandic | ugla |
| Irish | ulcabhán |
| Italian | gufo |
| Lithuanian | pelėda |
| Moselle Franconian | Eil |
| Maltese | kokka |
| Polish | sowa |
| Russian | сова |
| Serbian Standard | sova |
| Slovak | sova |
| Southern African English | owl |
| Spanish | búho |
| Swedish | uggla |
| Turkish | baykuş |
| Xhosa | isikhova |