duif

From Dutch duif, from Middle Dutch duve, from Old Dutch dūva, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.

• IPA^(key): /dœi̯f/

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duif (plural duiwe, diminutive duifie)

1. pigeon, dove

From Middle Dutch duve, from Old Dutch dūva, from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.

• IPA^(key): /dœy̯f/

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• Hyphenation: duif
• Rhymes: -œy̯f

duif f (plural duiven, diminutive duifje n, masculine doffer or duiver)

1. a pigeon, dove, bird of the family Columbidae
2. a female dove or pigeon

   Synonym: duivin

3. (politics) a dove, someone with dovish political views or inclinations

   Antonym: havik

• (pigeon, dove): doffer, duiver, duivin

• Afrikaans: duif
• Negerhollands: dufje, difi, diffie
• → Sranan Tongo: doifi