duven
See also: Duven
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish duvin, dovin (“powerless”), from Old Norse dofinn (“dead”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“stupefaction”). Doublet of domna and dov.
Adjective
Declension
| Inflection of duven | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | duven | — | — |
| Neuter singular | duvet | — | — |
| Plural | duvna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | duvne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | duvne | — | — |
| All | duvna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Further reading
- duven in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- duven in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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