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dúfa

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dúfa f (genitive singular dúfu, nominative plural dúfur)

  1. dove, pigeon

Declension

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Declension of dúfa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dúfa dúfan dúfur dúfurnar
accusative dúfu dúfuna dúfur dúfurnar
dative dúfu dúfunni dúfum dúfunum
genitive dúfu dúfunnar dúfna dúfnanna

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.

Noun

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dúfa f (genitive dúfu, plural dúfur)

  1. dove, pigeon
Declension
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Declension of dúfa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dúfa dúfan dúfur dúfurnar
accusative dúfu dúfuna dúfur dúfurnar
dative dúfu dúfunni dúfum dúfunum
genitive dúfu dúfunnar dúfna dúfnanna
Descendants
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  • Icelandic: dúfa
  • Faroese: dúgva, dúva
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: duva, duve, due
  • Swedish: duva
  • Danish: due
    • Norwegian Bokmål: due

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *dūbaną.

Verb

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dúfa

  1. to dive
Inflection
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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
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  • Norwegian Bokmål: duve