dovecot C2+ Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction Also spelled dove-cot US /ˈdʌvkɑt/ UK /ˈdʌvkɒt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a structure for housing pigeons or doves White birds wheeled above the old stone dovecot at dusk. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a structure for housing... dovecotecolumbarypigeonry Word family Forms dovecots Related forms dovecotedovecote Etymology AI details A compound of dove + cot/cote ('small shelter'). Dove is from Old English dufe, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ; cote is from Old English cote ('cottage, shelter'). dufe Old English cote Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dovecot **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdʌvkɑt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʌvkɒt/ ## Meanings 1. a structure for housing pigeons or doves ## Examples - White birds wheeled above the old stone dovecot at dusk. ## Synonyms - dovecote - columbary - pigeonry ## Related Forms - dove - cote - dovecote ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dufe - Root: cote ## Etymology A compound of dove + cot/cote ('small shelter'). Dove is from Old English dufe, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ; cote is from Old English cote ('cottage, shelter'). ## AI Etymology Dovecot is a compound of dove + cot/cote ('small shelter'). Dove is from Old English dufe, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ; cote is from Old English cote ('cottage, shelter'). The ancestry passes through Old English dufe and Old English cote. In present use as a noun, it means "a structure for housing pigeons or doves", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. As a compound, its meaning is assembled from the two visible parts rather than from an opaque borrowing. Related words include dove, cote, and dovecote. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown