Fijian

Noun

duva

1. a root used to poison fish

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. Compare Old Saxon dūƀa (German Low German Duuv), Old High German tūba (German Taube), Old English *dūfe (English dove), Old Norse dúfa (Danish due, Swedish duva), Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌱𐍉 ‎(dubō).

Noun

dūva f

1. dove, pigeon

Descendants

• Dutch: duif

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.

Noun

dūva f

1. dove, pidgeon

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: duva

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

duva c

1. a dove; a pigeon
2. a dove, a friend of peace

   parlamentets hökar och duvor

   the parliament's hawks and doves

Declension

Related terms

See also

• hök

Verb

duva ‎(present duvar, preterite duvade, supine duvat, imperative duva)

1. (sailing) to heave (of a ship rocking forward)

Declension

Synonyms

• stampa

References

• duva in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)