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