eldertongue

Old English · noun

turtle

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈturt.le/
[ˈturˠt.le]
Syllables
ˈturt · le (2 syllables)
Modern English
turtleturtle dovedove

Meaning

  1. turtle dove

Declension

Declension of turtle
SingularPlural
Nominative turtleturtlan
Accusative turtlanturtlan
Genitive turtlanturtlena
Dative turtlanturtlum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin turtur (“turtledove”), of imitative origin.

Descendants

turtle

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