brevduva

Swedish

Etymology

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

brevduva c

  1. homing pigeon (short form: homer), carrier pigeon, racing pigeon (a variety of domesticated rock dove)

Declension

Declension of brevduva
nominative genitive
singular indefinite brevduva brevduvas
definite brevduvan brevduvans
plural indefinite brevduvor brevduvors
definite brevduvorna brevduvornas
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