turturduva

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish turturduva, tyrtilduva, from Latin turtur + duva. Cognate of English turtle dove, German Turteltaube.

Noun

turturduva c

1. European turtle dove (bird)
2. (colloquial, mostly in plural) lovebird (a member of an openly affectionate couple)

Declension

Declension of turturduva

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	turturduva	turturduvas
	definite	turturduvan	turturduvans
plural	indefinite	turturduvor	turturduvors
	definite	turturduvorna	turturduvornas

References

• turturduva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• turturduva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• turturduva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)