turtur

See also: Turtur and țurțur

Latin
turtur (turtle dove)

Etymology

Imitative of the bird's call (coo, cooing).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtur.tur/, [ˈtʊr.tʊr]

Noun

turtur m (genitive turturis); third declension

  1. turtle dove

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative turtur turturēs
Genitive turturis turturum
Dative turturī turturibus
Accusative turturem turturēs
Ablative turture turturibus
Vocative turtur turturēs

Derived terms
  • turturilla / turturella

Descendants

References

Volapük

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tuɾˈtuɾ]

Noun

turtur (plural turturs)

  1. turtledove, turtle dove

Declension
declension of turtur
singular plural
nominative turtur turturs
genitive turtura turturas
dative turture turtures
accusative turturi turturis
vocative 1 o turtur! o turturs!
predicative 2 turturu turturus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • hiturtur
  • hiturturül
  • jiturtur
  • jiturturül
  • turturahoned
  • turturakran
  • turturalog
  • turturanäst
  • turturanög
  • turturaplüm
  • turturaplümem
  • turturem
  • turturibrid
  • turturibridan
  • turturil

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin turtur.

Noun

turtur f (plural turturod)

  1. turtle dove

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
turtur durtur nhurtur thurtur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Derived terms
  • turtur chwerthinog
  • turtur dorchog
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