turturduva

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish turturduva, tyrtilduva, from Latin turtur + duva. Cognate of English turtle dove, German Turteltaube.

Noun

turturduva c

1. European turtle dove (bird)
2. (colloquial, mostly in plural) lovebird (a member of an openly affectionate couple)

Declension

Declension of turturduva
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	turturduva	turturduvan	turturduvor	turturduvorna
Genitive	turturduvas	turturduvans	turturduvors	turturduvornas

References

• turturduva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• turturduva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• turturduva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)