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.

Further reading

• duven in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• duven in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)