douve
French edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old French dove, doue, from Latin doga, from Ancient Greek δοχή (dokhḗ), from Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éh₂.
Cognate with Telugu తవ్వు (tavvu), Hindi दीवार (dīvār), Persian دیوار, Turkish duvar, Dutch duig (“stake, piece”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
douve f (plural douves)
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Middle French dauve, from Old French dolve, from Late Latin dolva, related to the name of a buttercup that grows in swamps, attested in the fifth century and possibly of Celtic origin.[1]
Noun edit
douve f (plural douves)
- fluke (parasitic flatworm)
References edit
- ^ The Classical Journal. (1948). United States: Classical Association of the Middle West and South, p. 516
Further reading edit
- “douve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English *dūfe.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
douve (plural douves)
- A dove, pigeon, or similar bird.
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[1], published c. 1410, Matheu 10:16, page 4v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- lo I ſende ȝou as ſcheep in þe myddil of wolues / þerfoꝛ be ȝe ſliȝ as ſerpentis .· and ſymple as dowues
- So I'm sending you out like sheep in amongst wolves, so be shrewd like snakes and harmless like doves.
- An affectionate term of familiarity.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “dǒuve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.