testudo

Meaning

1. (declension-3) tortoise, turtle
2. (declension-3) tortoise-shell
3. (broadly, declension-3) lyre, lute
4. (broadly, declension-3) covering, shed, shelter
5. (broadly, declension-3) arch, vault

Concepts

tortoise

turtle

🐢

sea turtle

terrapin

Synonyms

chelys

Translations

tortuga

🐢

Schildkröte

🐢

tortue

kaplumbağa

🐢

tartaruga

🐢

tartaruga

🐢

schildpad

tortuga

🐢

χελώνα

سُلَحْفَاة

tosbağa

testuggine

سلحفاة

🐢

schildpadden

Pronounced as (IPA)

[tɛsˈtuː.doː]

Etymology

From testa (“fragment of earthenware; shell or covering”).