döv

See also: dov, dov', and døv

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • döf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Swedish dø̄ver, from Old Norse daufr, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, be obscured”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /døːv/
  • Rhymes: -øːv

Adjective

döv

  1. deaf (not hearing)

Declension

Inflection of döv
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular döv — —
neuter singular dövt — —
plural döva — —
masculine plural2 döve — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 döve — —
all döva — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Further reading

Turkish

Verb

döv

  1. second-person singular imperative of dövmek
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