brevduva

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Swedish

Etymology

From brev (“letter (written communication)”) +‎ duva (“dove, pigeon”) (cognate with Danish brevdue, Icelandic bréfdúfa, Norwegian Bokmål brevdue, Norwegian Nynorsk brevdue, German Brieftaube, German Low German Breefduuv).

Noun

brevduva c

  1. homing pigeon (short form: homer), racing pigeon (a variety of domesticated rock dove (w:rock dove; English Name Updates: [[1]]))

Declension

Declension of brevduva 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative brevduva brevduvan brevduvor brevduvorna
Genitive brevduvas brevduvans brevduvors brevduvornas
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