duven

See also: Duven

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish duvin, dovin (“powerless”), from Old Norse dofinn (“dead”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“stupefaction”). Doublet of domna and dov.

Adjective

duven (comparative mer duven, superlative mest duven)

  1. (of beverages) flat, stale, tasteless
  2. (of persons) drowsy, lazy
  3. (of plants) drooping, faded

Declension

Inflection of duven
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular duven — —
neuter singular duvet — —
plural duvna — —
masculine plural2 duvne — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 duvne — —
all duvna — —

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.

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