turtle dove

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Any of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon, dodo, and solitaire).
2. A lover or couple as a pair.

Sinonieme

turtle-dove

pigeon

dove

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European turtle-dove

turtledove

mourning dove

tambourine dove

Vertalings

Turteltaube

tourterelle

tortora

tórtola

tortelduif

tórtora

rola

Streptopelia turtur

üveyik

τριγόνι

tortora

turtur

qumrî

Streptopelia

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtɜːtəldʌv/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: turtildove

Verwante met Old High German: turtultūba

Verwante met Middle High German: turteltūbe

Verwante met Duits: Turteltaube

Verwante met Nederlands: tortelduif

Verwante met Faroëes: turtildúgva

Verwante met Yslands: turtildúfa

Verwante met Deens: turteldue

Verwante met Boeknoors: turteldue

Verwante met Nuwe Noors: turteldue

Verwante met Sweeds: turturduva

In summary

From Middle English turtildove, turteldoufe (cognate with Old High German turtultūba, turtulatūba, turtiltūba, Middle High German turteltūbe, türteltūbe, German Turteltaube; German Low German Turtelduuv, Dutch tortelduif, Faroese turtildúgva, Icelandic turtildúfa), Danish turteldue, Norwegian Bokmål turteldue, Norwegian Nynorsk turteldue, Swedish turturduva. The first element is from Latin turtur (“turtledove”) (compare the archaic synonym turtle (“turtle dove (bird)”); the word is not related to turtle (“reptile with a shell”).