Turteltaube

Meaning

1. (feminine) turtle dove (also spelled: turtledove, turtle-dove)
2. (feminine, figuratively, plural-normally) a lovebird; either of the members of an openly affectionate couple

Concepts

turtle dove

turtledove

turtle-dove

love-bird

pigeon

turtle

🐢

European turtle dove

European turtle-dove

bird

🐦

Eurasian turtle dove

dove

🕊️

lovebird

Synonyms

Taube

Dummkopf

Vogel

🐦

Turteltauben

Perlhalstaube

wilde Taube

Translations

tourterelle

tórtola

tortora

tortelduif

rola

tórtora

Streptopelia turtur

üveyik

τριγόνι

tourterelle des bois

tortora

turtur

tortel

zomertortel

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: turteltūbe

Inherited from Old High German: turtiltūba

In summary

From Middle High German turteltūbe, türteltūbe, from Old High German turtiltūba, turtultūba, from Proto-West Germanic *turtiladūbā (“turtle dove”).