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Webster 1913 Edition

Dove

Dove

(dŭv)
,
Noun.
[OE.
dove
,
duve
,
douve
, AS.
dūfe
; akin to OS.
dūba
, D.
duif
, OHG.
tūba
, G.
taube
, Icel.
dūfa
, Sw.
dufva
, Dan.
due
, Goth.
dūbō
; perh. from the root of E.
dive
.]
1.
(Zool.)
A pigeon of the genus
Columba
and various related genera. The species are numerous.
☞ The domestic dove, including the varieties called
fantails
,
tumblers
,
carrier pigeons
, etc., was derived from the
rock pigeon
(
Columba livia
) of Europe and Asia; the
turtledove
of Europe, celebrated for its sweet, plaintive note, is
Columba turtur
or
Turtur vulgaris
; the
ringdove
, the largest of European species, is
Columba palumbus
; the
Carolina dove
, or
Mourning dove
, is
Zenaidura macroura
; the
sea dove
is the little auk (
Mergulus alle
or
Alle alle
). See
Turtledove
,
Ground dove
, and
Rock pigeon
. The dove is a symbol of peace, innocence, gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.
2.
A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
O my
dove
, . . . let me hear thy voice.
Cant. ii. 14.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dove

DOVE

,
Noun.
[G.]
1.
The oenas, or domestic pigeon, a species of Columba. Its color is a deep bluish ash color; the breast is dashed with a fine changeable green and purple; the sides of the neck, with a copper color. In a wild state, it builds its nest in holes of rocks or in hollow trees, but it is easily domesticated, and forms one of the luxuries of the table.
2.
A word of endearment, or an emblem of innocence. Cant. 2:14.

Definition 2024

Dove

Dove

See also: dove, dové, dovê, döve, døve, and dov'è

English

Proper noun

Dove ‎(uncountable)

  1. constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Caelum and Puppis
  2. river in England, forming the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire

dove

dove

See also: Dove, dové, dovê, döve, døve, and dov'è

English

rock dove (Columba livia)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʌv/
  • Rhymes: -ʌv

Noun

dove ‎(plural doves)

  1. A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
  2. (politics) A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict (as opposed to hawk).
  3. Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
    • Cant. ii. 14
      O my dove, […] let me hear thy voice.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

A modern dialectal formation of the strong conjugation, by analogy with drive → drove and weave → wove.

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Verb

dove

  1. (chiefly Canada, US and English dialect) Strong simple past tense of dive
    • 2007: Bob Harris, Who Hates Whom: Well-Armed Fanatics, Intractable Conflicts, and Various Things Blowing up: A Woefully Incomplete Guide, §: Africa, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire, page 80, ¶ 4 (first edition; Three Rivers Press; ISBN 9780307394361)
      When coffee and cocoa prices unexpectedly dove, Côte d’Ivoire quickly went from Africa’s rich kid to crippling debtitude.
  2. (nonstandard) past participle of dive
Usage notes
  • See dive for dived vs. dove.

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

dove m, f ‎(plural doven)

  1. A deaf person.

Adjective

dove

  1. Inflected form of doof

Verb

dove

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of doven

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin doga, from Ancient Greek [Term?]. Compare Italian doga, Venetian dova, doa, French douve.

Noun

dove f ‎(plural dovis)

  1. stave

Italian

Etymology

From Latin dē ubi, or from a strengthening of the older form ove with a prothetic d-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdove/, [ˈd̪oː.ve]
  • Hyphenation: dó‧ve

Conjunction

dove

  1. where
    Lo troverai dove l'hai lasciato.‎ ― You'll find it where you left it.

Derived terms

Adverb

dove

  1. (interrogative) where, whereabouts
    Dove vai?‎ ― Where are you going?
    Dove vivi?‎ ― Whereabouts do you live?

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Adjective

dove

  1. neuter singular of doven

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dŭv, IPA(key): /dʌv/
  • Rhymes: -ʌv

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