dúfa

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtuːva/
  • Rhymes: -uːva

Noun

dúfa f (genitive singular dúfu, nominative plural dúfur)

  1. pigeon, dove

Declension
declension of dúfa
f-w1 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

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.

Noun

dúfa f (genitive dúfu, plural dúfur)

  1. dove

Declension
  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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