brevduva
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From brev (“letter (written communication)”) + duva (“dove, pigeon”) (cognate with Danish brevdue, Icelandic bréfdúfa, Norwegian Bokmål brevdue, Norwegian Nynorsk brevdue, German Brieftaube, German Low German Breefduuv).
Noun
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- homing pigeon (short form: homer), carrier pigeon, racing pigeon (a variety of domesticated rock dove)
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | brevduva | brevduvas |
definite | brevduvan | brevduvans | |
plural | indefinite | brevduvor | brevduvors |
definite | brevduvorna | brevduvornas |