Duuv

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Douv (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German *dūva, northern variant of tūba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /duːf/

Noun

Duuv f (plural Duuve, diminutive Düüvje)

(Ripuarian) dove; pigeon
Besser en Mösch en der Hand wie en Duuv om Daach.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; literally ‘A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof.

German Low German

Alternative forms

Duve, Duuf, Duuw, Düüv, Düüw

Etymology

From Middle Low German dûve, from Old Saxon dūƀa, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. Compare Dutch duif, English dove, German Taube, West Frisian do, Danish due, Swedish duva.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /duːv/, /duːf/

Noun

Duuv f (plural Duven)

(male or female) dove
(male or female) pigeon
Dove (constellation: Columba)

Hyponyms

Düffer
(?) Düvin (cf. de: Täubin, nl: duivin)

Derived terms

Derived terms

Basler Duuv
Breefduuv
Duvenboom (Cathaya argyrophylla)
Duvenhuus
Duvenmelk

Duvenpoor
Duvenslag
Hollduuv (Columba oenas)
Hollduvennest

Holtduuv (Columba palumbus)
Iesduuv
Türkenduuv (Streptopelia decaocto)
Türkenduvennest

See also

Breefdüffer
Feldflüchter
Holtdüffer
Iesdüffer
Kröpper
kurren
Nest
Oort
Vagel
Vageloort
Dutch Low Saxon: doeve (Achterhooks, Drents, Stellingwerfs, Twents, eastern Veluws), doef (Drents, Gronings), duve (Veluws), doewe (Stellingwerfs, Twents)
Plautdietsch: Duw

References

Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

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