Turteltaube

German

Alternative forms

Turtel-Taube (older publications)

Etymology

From Middle High German turteltūbe, türteltūbe, from Old High German turtulatūba, turtultūba, turtiltūba, from Medieval Latin tortella, turtella (two Middle Latin diminutive forms), from Latin turtur (an onomatopoeic word imitative of the dove’s call, i.e., its coo or cooing).

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Noun

Turteltaube f (genitive Turteltaube, plural Turteltauben)

turtle dove (also spelled: turtledove, turtle-dove)
(figuratively, usually in the plural) a lovebird; either of the members of an openly affectionate couple

Declension

Declension of Turteltaube

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Turteltaube	die	Turteltauben
genitive	einer	der	Turteltaube	der	Turteltauben
dative	einer	der	Turteltaube	den	Turteltauben
accusative	eine	die	Turteltaube	die	Turteltauben