Tuub

See also: tuub

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German tūbe, from Old High German tūba, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. Cognate with German Taube, Dutch duif, English dove, Icelandic dúfa

Pronunciation
  • (Zurich) IPA(key): /tuːb/

Noun

Tuub f (plural Tuube, diminutive Tüübli)

  1. pigeon; dove
    • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
      Se fromm wie 's Tübli ufem Dach, / Se widleich wie d'Foräll im Bach.
      As bold as the little dove on the roof, as lithe as the trout in the stream.
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      Chaibe Tuube! Mängisch chunt me da nöd drum ume. Wo di sind, schiisids ales voll.
      Damn pigeons! Sometimes you can't avoid it. Wherever they are, they shit over everything.
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