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)

  1. (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)

  1. (male or female) dove
  2. (male or female) pigeon
  3. Dove (constellation: Columba)

Hyponyms

Derived terms

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)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.