dúfa
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. Compare Faroese dúgva, Danish due, Norwegian Bokmål due, Swedish duva, Dutch duif, German Taube, English dove.
Pronunciation
Noun
dúfa f (genitive singular dúfu, nominative plural dúfur)
Declension
| Declension of dúfa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dúfa | dúfan | dúfur | dúfurnar |
| accusative | dúfu | dúfuna | dúfur | dúfurnar |
| dative | dúfu | dúfunni | dúfum | dúfunum |
| genitive | dúfu | dúfunnar | dúfna | dúfnanna |
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.
Noun
dúfa f (genitive dúfu, plural dúfur)
Declension
Declension of dúfa (weak ōn-stem)
Descendants
- Icelandic: dúfa
- Faroese: dúgva, dúva
- Norwegian Nynorsk: duva, duve, due
- Swedish: duva
- Danish: due
- Norwegian Bokmål: due
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *dūbaną.
Verb
dúfa
- to dive
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: duve