döv
Swedish
Alternative forms
- döf (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology
From Old Swedish dø̄ver, from Old Norse daufr, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, be obscured”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -øːv
Adjective
döv
- deaf (not hearing)
Declension
| Inflection of döv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | döv | — | — |
| Neuter singular | dövt | — | — |
| Plural | döva | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | döve | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | döve | — | — |
| All | döva | — | — |
| 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 | |||
Related terms
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Rhymes:Swedish/øːv
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish uncomparable adjectives