duva

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *tuva, from Proto-Oceanic *tupa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuba (compare Malay tuba).

Noun

duva

  1. a branch that is used to smack small children

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dūbā.

Noun

dūva f

  1. dove, pigeon
    • Leiden Willeram, late 11th century;
      Thiu duva, thie thar nistelot in then steynlocheron ande in then hegge holeron,
      The dove that nests in the rock fractures and the holes in the hedge,

Inflection

Declension of dūva (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative dūva dūva, dūvon
accusative dūva, dūvon dūva, dūvon
genitive dūvon dūvono
dative dūvon dūvon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: duve
    • Dutch: duif
      • Afrikaans: duif
      • Negerhollands: dufje, difi, diffie
      • → Sranan Tongo: doifi
    • Limburgish: doef

Further reading

  • “dūva”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.

Noun

dūva f

  1. dove, pigeon

Declension

Declension of dūva (on-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dūva dūvan dūvu(r), -o(r) dūvuna(r), -ona(r)
accusative dūvu, -o dūvuna, -ona dūvu(r), -o(r) dūvuna(r), -ona(r)
dative dūvu, -o dūvunni, -onne dūvum, -om dūvumin, -omen
genitive dūvu, -o dūvunna(r), -onna(r) dūva dūvanna

Descendants

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

duva (Cyrillic spelling дува)

  1. third-person singular present of duvati

Swedish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

duva c

  1. dove, pigeon
    Duvan bajsade på statyn
    The pigeon pooped on the statue
  2. dove, friend of peace
    parlamentets hökar och duvor
    the parliament's hawks and doves

Declension

Declension of duva
nominative genitive
singular indefinite duva duvas
definite duvan duvans
plural indefinite duvor duvors
definite duvorna duvornas

Derived terms

See also

Verb

duva (present duvar, preterite duvade, supine duvat, imperative duva)

  1. (sailing) to heave (of a ship rocking forward)

Declension

Conjugation of duva (weak)
active passive
infinitive duva —
supine duvat —
imperative duva —
imper. plural1 duven —
present past present past
indicative duvar duvade — —
ind. plural1 duva duvade — —
subjunctive2 duve duvade — —
present participle duvande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

References

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Verb

-dúva

  1. (intransitive) to become stale
  2. (transitive) to strike (engage in work stoppage against)

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive ukuduva
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuduva ukungaduvi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular duva -duve
Plural duvani -duveni
Stative
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiduvile, ngiduvē engiduvile, engiduvē ngiduvile, ngiduvē angiduvile, angiduvē engingaduvile, engingaduvē ngingaduvile, ngingaduvē
2nd singular uduvile, uduvē oduvile, oduvē uduvile, uduvē awuduvile, awuduvē ongaduvile, ongaduvē ungaduvile, ungaduvē
1st plural siduvile, siduvē esiduvile, esiduvē siduvile, siduvē asiduvile, asiduvē esingaduvile, esingaduvē singaduvile, singaduvē
2nd plural niduvile, niduvē eniduvile, eniduvē niduvile, niduvē aniduvile, aniduvē eningaduvile, eningaduvē ningaduvile, ningaduvē
Class 1 uduvile, uduvē oduvile, oduvē eduvile, eduvē akaduvile, akaduvē ongaduvile, ongaduvē engaduvile, engaduvē
Class 2 baduvile, baduvē abaduvile, abaduvē beduvile, beduvē abaduvile, abaduvē abangaduvile, abangaduvē bengaduvile, bengaduvē
Class 3 uduvile, uduvē oduvile, oduvē uduvile, uduvē awuduvile, awuduvē ongaduvile, ongaduvē ungaduvile, ungaduvē
Class 4 iduvile, iduvē eduvile, eduvē iduvile, iduvē ayiduvile, ayiduvē engaduvile, engaduvē ingaduvile, ingaduvē
Class 5 liduvile, liduvē eliduvile, eliduvē liduvile, liduvē aliduvile, aliduvē elingaduvile, elingaduvē lingaduvile, lingaduvē
Class 6 aduvile, aduvē aduvile, aduvē eduvile, eduvē awaduvile, awaduvē angaduvile, angaduvē engaduvile, engaduvē
Class 7 siduvile, siduvē esiduvile, esiduvē siduvile, siduvē asiduvile, asiduvē esingaduvile, esingaduvē singaduvile, singaduvē
Class 8 ziduvile, ziduvē eziduvile, eziduvē ziduvile, ziduvē aziduvile, aziduvē ezingaduvile, ezingaduvē zingaduvile, zingaduvē
Class 9 iduvile, iduvē eduvile, eduvē iduvile, iduvē ayiduvile, ayiduvē engaduvile, engaduvē ingaduvile, ingaduvē
Class 10 ziduvile, ziduvē eziduvile, eziduvē ziduvile, ziduvē aziduvile, aziduvē ezingaduvile, ezingaduvē zingaduvile, zingaduvē
Class 11 luduvile, luduvē oluduvile, oluduvē luduvile, luduvē aluduvile, aluduvē olungaduvile, olungaduvē lungaduvile, lungaduvē
Class 14 buduvile, buduvē obuduvile, obuduvē buduvile, buduvē abuduvile, abuduvē obungaduvile, obungaduvē bungaduvile, bungaduvē
Class 15 kuduvile, kuduvē okuduvile, okuduvē kuduvile, kuduvē akuduvile, akuduvē okungaduvile, okungaduvē kungaduvile, kungaduvē
Class 17 kuduvile, kuduvē okuduvile, okuduvē kuduvile, kuduvē akuduvile, akuduvē okungaduvile, okungaduvē kungaduvile, kungaduvē
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyaduva, ngiduva engiduvayo, engiduva ngiduva angiduvi engingaduvi ngingaduvi
2nd singular uyaduva, uduva oduvayo, oduva uduva awuduvi ongaduvi ungaduvi
1st plural siyaduva, siduva esiduvayo, esiduva siduva asiduvi esingaduvi singaduvi
2nd plural niyaduva, niduva eniduvayo, eniduva niduva aniduvi eningaduvi ningaduvi
Class 1 uyaduva, uduva oduvayo, oduva eduva akaduvi ongaduvi engaduvi
Class 2 bayaduva, baduva abaduvayo, abaduva beduva abaduvi abangaduvi bengaduvi
Class 3 uyaduva, uduva oduvayo, oduva uduva awuduvi ongaduvi ungaduvi
Class 4 iyaduva, iduva eduvayo, eduva iduva ayiduvi engaduvi ingaduvi
Class 5 liyaduva, liduva eliduvayo, eliduva liduva aliduvi elingaduvi lingaduvi
Class 6 ayaduva, aduva aduvayo, aduva eduva awaduvi angaduvi engaduvi
Class 7 siyaduva, siduva esiduvayo, esiduva siduva asiduvi esingaduvi singaduvi
Class 8 ziyaduva, ziduva eziduvayo, eziduva ziduva aziduvi ezingaduvi zingaduvi
Class 9 iyaduva, iduva eduvayo, eduva iduva ayiduvi engaduvi ingaduvi
Class 10 ziyaduva, ziduva eziduvayo, eziduva ziduva aziduvi ezingaduvi zingaduvi
Class 11 luyaduva, luduva oluduvayo, oluduva luduva aluduvi olungaduvi lungaduvi
Class 14 buyaduva, buduva obuduvayo, obuduva buduva abuduvi obungaduvi bungaduvi
Class 15 kuyaduva, kuduva okuduvayo, okuduva kuduva akuduvi okungaduvi kungaduvi
Class 17 kuyaduva, kuduva okuduvayo, okuduva kuduva akuduvi okungaduvi kungaduvi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiduvile, ngiduvē engiduvile, engiduvē ngiduvile, ngiduvē angiduvanga engingaduvanga ngingaduvanga
2nd singular uduvile, uduvē oduvile, oduvē uduvile, uduvē awuduvanga ongaduvanga ungaduvanga
1st plural siduvile, siduvē esiduvile, esiduvē siduvile, siduvē asiduvanga esingaduvanga singaduvanga
2nd plural niduvile, niduvē eniduvile, eniduvē niduvile, niduvē aniduvanga eningaduvanga ningaduvanga
Class 1 uduvile, uduvē oduvile, oduvē eduvile, eduvē akaduvanga ongaduvanga engaduvanga
Class 2 baduvile, baduvē abaduvile, abaduvē beduvile, beduvē abaduvanga abangaduvanga bengaduvanga
Class 3 uduvile, uduvē oduvile, oduvē uduvile, uduvē awuduvanga ongaduvanga ungaduvanga
Class 4 iduvile, iduvē eduvile, eduvē iduvile, iduvē ayiduvanga engaduvanga ingaduvanga
Class 5 liduvile, liduvē eliduvile, eliduvē liduvile, liduvē aliduvanga elingaduvanga lingaduvanga
Class 6 aduvile, aduvē aduvile, aduvē eduvile, eduvē awaduvanga angaduvanga engaduvanga
Class 7 siduvile, siduvē esiduvile, esiduvē siduvile, siduvē asiduvanga esingaduvanga singaduvanga
Class 8 ziduvile, ziduvē eziduvile, eziduvē ziduvile, ziduvē aziduvanga ezingaduvanga zingaduvanga
Class 9 iduvile, iduvē eduvile, eduvē iduvile, iduvē ayiduvanga engaduvanga ingaduvanga
Class 10 ziduvile, ziduvē eziduvile, eziduvē ziduvile, ziduvē aziduvanga ezingaduvanga zingaduvanga
Class 11 luduvile, luduvē oluduvile, oluduvē luduvile, luduvē aluduvanga olungaduvanga lungaduvanga
Class 14 buduvile, buduvē obuduvile, obuduvē buduvile, buduvē abuduvanga obungaduvanga bungaduvanga
Class 15 kuduvile, kuduvē okuduvile, okuduvē kuduvile, kuduvē akuduvanga okungaduvanga kungaduvanga
Class 17 kuduvile, kuduvē okuduvile, okuduvē kuduvile, kuduvē akuduvanga okungaduvanga kungaduvanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāduva engāduva ngāduva angiduvanga engingaduvanga ngingaduvanga
2nd singular wāduva owāduva wāduva awuduvanga ongaduvanga ungaduvanga
1st plural sāduva esāduva sāduva asiduvanga esingaduvanga singaduvanga
2nd plural nāduva enāduva nāduva aniduvanga eningaduvanga ningaduvanga
Class 1 wāduva owāduva āduva akaduvanga ongaduvanga engaduvanga
Class 2 bāduva abāduva bāduva abaduvanga abangaduvanga bengaduvanga
Class 3 wāduva owāduva wāduva awuduvanga ongaduvanga ungaduvanga
Class 4 yāduva eyāduva yāduva ayiduvanga engaduvanga ingaduvanga
Class 5 lāduva elāduva lāduva aliduvanga elingaduvanga lingaduvanga
Class 6 āduva āduva āduva awaduvanga angaduvanga engaduvanga
Class 7 sāduva esāduva sāduva asiduvanga esingaduvanga singaduvanga
Class 8 zāduva ezāduva zāduva aziduvanga ezingaduvanga zingaduvanga
Class 9 yāduva eyāduva yāduva ayiduvanga engaduvanga ingaduvanga
Class 10 zāduva ezāduva zāduva aziduvanga ezingaduvanga zingaduvanga
Class 11 lwāduva olwāduva lwāduva aluduvanga olungaduvanga lungaduvanga
Class 14 bāduva obāduva bāduva abuduvanga obungaduvanga bungaduvanga
Class 15 kwāduva okwāduva kwāduva akuduvanga okungaduvanga kungaduvanga
Class 17 kwāduva okwāduva kwāduva akuduvanga okungaduvanga kungaduvanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingaduva — ngingaduva ngingeduve — ngingeduve
2nd singular ungaduva — ungaduva ungeduve — ungeduve
1st plural singaduva — singaduva singeduve — singeduve
2nd plural ningaduva — ningaduva ningeduve — ningeduve
Class 1 angaduva — engaduva angeduve — engeduve
Class 2 bangaduva — bengaduva bangeduve — bengeduve
Class 3 ungaduva — ungaduva ungeduve — ungeduve
Class 4 ingaduva — ingaduva ingeduve — ingeduve
Class 5 lingaduva — lingaduva lingeduve — lingeduve
Class 6 angaduva — engaduva angeduve — engeduve
Class 7 singaduva — singaduva singeduve — singeduve
Class 8 zingaduva — zingaduva zingeduve — zingeduve
Class 9 ingaduva — ingaduva ingeduve — ingeduve
Class 10 zingaduva — zingaduva zingeduve — zingeduve
Class 11 lungaduva — lungaduva lungeduve — lungeduve
Class 14 bungaduva — bungaduva bungeduve — bungeduve
Class 15 kungaduva — kungaduva kungeduve — kungeduve
Class 17 kungaduva — kungaduva kungeduve — kungeduve
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizoduva engizoduva ngizoduva angizuduva engingezuduva ngingezuduva
2nd singular uzoduva ozoduva uzoduva awuzuduva ongezuduva ungezuduva
1st plural sizoduva esizoduva sizoduva asizuduva esingezuduva singezuduva
2nd plural nizoduva enizoduva nizoduva anizuduva eningezuduva ningezuduva
Class 1 uzoduva ozoduva ezoduva akazuduva ongezuduva engezuduva
Class 2 bazoduva abazoduva bezoduva abazuduva abangezuduva bengezuduva
Class 3 uzoduva ozoduva uzoduva awuzuduva ongezuduva ungezuduva
Class 4 izoduva ezoduva izoduva ayizuduva engezuduva ingezuduva
Class 5 lizoduva elizoduva lizoduva alizuduva elingezuduva lingezuduva
Class 6 azoduva azoduva ezoduva awazuduva angezuduva engezuduva
Class 7 sizoduva esizoduva sizoduva asizuduva esingezuduva singezuduva
Class 8 zizoduva ezizoduva zizoduva azizuduva ezingezuduva zingezuduva
Class 9 izoduva ezoduva izoduva ayizuduva engezuduva ingezuduva
Class 10 zizoduva ezizoduva zizoduva azizuduva ezingezuduva zingezuduva
Class 11 luzoduva oluzoduva luzoduva aluzuduva olungezuduva lungezuduva
Class 14 buzoduva obuzoduva buzoduva abuzuduva obungezuduva bungezuduva
Class 15 kuzoduva okuzoduva kuzoduva akuzuduva okungezuduva kungezuduva
Class 17 kuzoduva okuzoduva kuzoduva akuzuduva okungezuduva kungezuduva
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyoduva engiyoduva ngiyoduva angiyuduva engingeyuduva ngingeyuduva
2nd singular uyoduva oyoduva uyoduva awuyuduva ongeyuduva ungeyuduva
1st plural siyoduva esiyoduva siyoduva asiyuduva esingeyuduva singeyuduva
2nd plural niyoduva eniyoduva niyoduva aniyuduva eningeyuduva ningeyuduva
Class 1 uyoduva oyoduva eyoduva akayuduva ongeyuduva engeyuduva
Class 2 bayoduva abayoduva beyoduva abayuduva abangeyuduva bengeyuduva
Class 3 uyoduva oyoduva uyoduva awuyuduva ongeyuduva ungeyuduva
Class 4 iyoduva eyoduva iyoduva ayiyuduva engeyuduva ingeyuduva
Class 5 liyoduva eliyoduva liyoduva aliyuduva elingeyuduva lingeyuduva
Class 6 ayoduva ayoduva eyoduva awayuduva angeyuduva engeyuduva
Class 7 siyoduva esiyoduva siyoduva asiyuduva esingeyuduva singeyuduva
Class 8 ziyoduva eziyoduva ziyoduva aziyuduva ezingeyuduva zingeyuduva
Class 9 iyoduva eyoduva iyoduva ayiyuduva engeyuduva ingeyuduva
Class 10 ziyoduva eziyoduva ziyoduva aziyuduva ezingeyuduva zingeyuduva
Class 11 luyoduva oluyoduva luyoduva aluyuduva olungeyuduva lungeyuduva
Class 14 buyoduva obuyoduva buyoduva abuyuduva obungeyuduva bungeyuduva
Class 15 kuyoduva okuyoduva kuyoduva akuyuduva okungeyuduva kungeyuduva
Class 17 kuyoduva okuyoduva kuyoduva akuyuduva okungeyuduva kungeyuduva
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngiduve ngingaduvi
2nd singular uduve ungaduvi
1st plural siduve singaduvi
2nd plural niduve ningaduvi
Class 1 aduve angaduvi
Class 2 baduve bangaduvi
Class 3 uduve ungaduvi
Class 4 iduve ingaduvi
Class 5 liduve lingaduvi
Class 6 aduve angaduvi
Class 7 siduve singaduvi
Class 8 ziduve zingaduvi
Class 9 iduve ingaduvi
Class 10 ziduve zingaduvi
Class 11 luduve lungaduvi
Class 14 buduve bungaduvi
Class 15 kuduve kungaduvi
Class 17 kuduve kungaduvi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngaduva ngangaduva, angaduva, angangaduva
2nd singular waduva wangaduva, awaduva, awangaduva
1st plural saduva sangaduva, asaduva, asangaduva
2nd plural naduva nangaduva, anaduva, anangaduva
Class 1 waduva wangaduva, akaduva, akangaduva
Class 2 baduva bangaduva, abaduva, abangaduva
Class 3 waduva wangaduva, awaduva, awangaduva
Class 4 yaduva yangaduva, ayaduva, ayangaduva
Class 5 laduva langaduva, aladuva, alangaduva
Class 6 aduva angaduva, awaduva, awangaduva
Class 7 saduva sangaduva, asaduva, asangaduva
Class 8 zaduva zangaduva, azaduva, azangaduva
Class 9 yaduva yangaduva, ayaduva, ayangaduva
Class 10 zaduva zangaduva, azaduva, azangaduva
Class 11 lwaduva lwangaduva, alwaduva, alwangaduva
Class 14 baduva bangaduva, abaduva, abangaduva
Class 15 kwaduva kwangaduva, akwaduva, akwangaduva
Class 17 kwaduva kwangaduva, akwaduva, akwangaduva

References

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