dúgva

Faroese

Alternative forms

  • dúva

Etymology

From Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. Compare Icelandic dúfa, Norwegian Bokmål and Danish due, Swedish duva, Dutch duif, German Taube, English dove.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪkva/, /ˈtɪkfa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkva, -ɪkfa

Noun

dúgva f (genitive singular dúgvu, plural dúgvur)

  1. dove, pigeon

Declension

Declension of dúgva
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dúgva dúgvan dúgvur dúgvurnar
accusative dúgvu dúgvuna dúgvur dúgvurnar
dative dúgvu dúgvuni dúgvum dúgvunum
genitive dúgvu dúgvunnar dúgva dúgvanna

Derived terms

  • bládúgva f
  • brævdúgva f
  • dúgvuhol n
  • dúgvuungi m
  • turkadúgva f
  • turtildúgva f
  • villdúgva f
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