brevduva
Swedish
Etymology
From brev (“letter (written communication)”) + duva (“dove, pigeon”) (cognate with Danish brevdue, Icelandic bréfdúfa, Norwegian Bokmål brevdue, Norwegian Nynorsk brevdue, German Brieftaube, German Low German Breefduuv).
Noun
brevduva c
- homing pigeon (short form: homer), carrier pigeon, racing pigeon (a variety of domesticated rock dove)
Declension
| Declension of brevduva | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | brevduva | brevduvan | brevduvor | brevduvorna |
| Genitive | brevduvas | brevduvans | brevduvors | brevduvornas |
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