Turteltaube

German

Alternative forms

• Turtel-Taube (older publications)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

Turteltaube f (genitive Turteltaube, plural Turteltauben, diminutive Turteltäubchen n)

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

Declension

Declension of Turteltaube [feminine]

	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

Further reading

• “Turteltaube” in Duden online
• “Turteltaube” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache