Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Douv (Moselle Franconian)

Noun

Duuv f ‎(plural Duuve, diminutive Düüvje)

1. (Ripuarian) dove; pigeon

   Besser en Mösch en der Hand wie en Duuv om Daach.

   A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof.

   (A saying equivalent to the English: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush)

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Duve
• Duuf, Duuw
• Düüv, Düüw

Etymology

From Middle Low German dûve, from Old Saxon dūƀa, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. Compare Dutch duif, English dove, German Taube, West Frisian do, Danish due, Swedish duva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duːv/, /duːf/

Noun

Duuv f (plural Duven)

1. (male or female) dove
2. (male or female) pigeon
3. Dove (constellation: Columba)

Hyponyms

• Düffer
• (?) Düvin (cf. de: Täubin, nl: duivin)

Derived terms

See also

• Breefdüffer
• Feldflüchter
• Holtdüffer
• Iesdüffer
• Kröpper
• kurren
• Nest
• Oort
• Vagel
• Vageloort
• Dutch Low Saxon: doeve (Achterhooks, Drents, Stellingwerfs, Twents, eastern Veluws), doef (Drents, Gronings), duve (Veluws), doewe (Stellingwerfs, Twents)
• Plautdietsch: Duw

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, ISBN 978-3-529-03000-0, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)