duva

See also: Duva

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,

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

• ᚦᚢᚠᛆ

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

• Swedish: duva

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

duva (Cyrillic spelling дува)

1. third-person singular present of duvati

Swedish

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
2. dove, friend of peace

   parlamentets hökar och duvor

   the parliament's hawks and doves

Declension

Declension of duva
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	duva	duvan	duvor	duvorna
Genitive	duvas	duvans	duvors	duvornas

Derived terms

• brevduva
• duvblå
• duvfjäder
• duvfågel
• duvgrå
• duvhök
• duvkulla
• duvkutter
• duvpost
• duvskytte
• duvslag
• duvunge
• fredsduva
• lerduva
• skogsduva
• turturduva

 

See also

• hök

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	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	duvande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• stampa

References

• duva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Zulu

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

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “duva”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “duva (6.3)”