Türkentaube
German edit
Etymology edit
From Türke (“Turk”) + -n- + Taube (“pigeon”). So named because the species expanded its habitat from what is now western Turkey towards the north-west over the course of the 20th century, first reaching German-speaking areas around 1940.
Noun edit
Türkentaube f (genitive Türkentaube, plural Türkentauben)
- collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
- Synonym: (colloquial) Fernsehtaube
Declension edit
Declension of Türkentaube [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Türkentaube | die | Türkentauben |
| genitive | einer | der | Türkentaube | der | Türkentauben |
| dative | einer | der | Türkentaube | den | Türkentauben |
| accusative | eine | die | Türkentaube | die | Türkentauben |
Further reading edit
Türkentaube on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Türkentaube” in Duden online
