döv

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: dov, dov', and døv

Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • döf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

döv

  1. deaf (not hearing)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of döv
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular döv
Neuter singular dövt
Plural döva
Masculine plural3 döve
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 döve
All döva
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Verb[edit]

döv

  1. second-person singular imperative of dövmek