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Central Franconian
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Etymology
From Middle High German dūve, from Old High German dūva, northern variant of tūba.
Pronunciation
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
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Etymology
From Middle Low German dûve, from Old Saxon dūƀa, from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā.
Compare Dutch duif, English dove, German Taube, West Frisian do, Danish due, Swedish duva.
Pronunciation
Noun
Duuv f (plural Duven)
- dove, pigeon
- Dove (constellation: Columba)
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References
- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)