"shield-toad" meaning in All languages combined

See shield-toad on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shield-toads [plural], shieldtoad [alternative], shield toad [alternative], shelt-toad [alternative]
Etymology: From shield + toad. Compare shelled-toad, shell-toad, shellpad, shell-paddock. Compare also West Frisian skyldpod (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), Dutch schildpad (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), German Schildkröte (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), Swedish sköldpadda (“tortoise”), Icelandic sjaldbaka (“turtle”, literally “shield-back”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shield|toad}} shield + toad, {{cog|fy|skyldpod||tortoise|lit=shield-toad}} West Frisian skyldpod (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), {{cog|nl|schildpad||tortoise|lit=shield-toad}} Dutch schildpad (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), {{cog|de|Schildkröte||tortoise|lit=shield-toad}} German Schildkröte (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), {{cog|sv|sköldpadda||tortoise}} Swedish sköldpadda (“tortoise”), {{cog|is|sjaldbaka||turtle|lit=shield-back}} Icelandic sjaldbaka (“turtle”, literally “shield-back”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} shield-toad (plural shield-toads)
  1. (very rare, nonstandard, puristic) A turtle or tortoise. Tags: nonstandard, rare Categories (lifeform): Turtles
    Sense id: en-shield-toad-en-noun-YIUrqxST Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "shield",
        "3": "toad"
      },
      "expansion": "shield + toad",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "skyldpod",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tortoise",
        "lit": "shield-toad"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian skyldpod (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "schildpad",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tortoise",
        "lit": "shield-toad"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch schildpad (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schildkröte",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tortoise",
        "lit": "shield-toad"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schildkröte (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "sköldpadda",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tortoise"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish sköldpadda (“tortoise”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "sjaldbaka",
        "3": "",
        "4": "turtle",
        "lit": "shield-back"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic sjaldbaka (“turtle”, literally “shield-back”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From shield + toad. Compare shelled-toad, shell-toad, shellpad, shell-paddock. Compare also West Frisian skyldpod (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), Dutch schildpad (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), German Schildkröte (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), Swedish sköldpadda (“tortoise”), Icelandic sjaldbaka (“turtle”, literally “shield-back”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shield-toads",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shieldtoad",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shield toad",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shelt-toad",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "shield-toad (plural shield-toads)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Turtles",
          "orig": "en:Turtles",
          "parents": [
            "Reptiles",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010, Hugh Peter McGrath, Michael Comenetz, Valery's Graveyard:",
          "text": "But we already know that a shield-toad is a Frenchman, while the sun is Apollo's shield.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:shield-toad."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A turtle or tortoise."
      ],
      "id": "en-shield-toad-en-noun-YIUrqxST",
      "links": [
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle"
        ],
        [
          "tortoise",
          "tortoise"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(very rare, nonstandard, puristic) A turtle or tortoise."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shield-toad"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "shield",
        "3": "toad"
      },
      "expansion": "shield + toad",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "skyldpod",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tortoise",
        "lit": "shield-toad"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian skyldpod (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "schildpad",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tortoise",
        "lit": "shield-toad"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch schildpad (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schildkröte",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tortoise",
        "lit": "shield-toad"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schildkröte (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "sköldpadda",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tortoise"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish sköldpadda (“tortoise”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "sjaldbaka",
        "3": "",
        "4": "turtle",
        "lit": "shield-back"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic sjaldbaka (“turtle”, literally “shield-back”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From shield + toad. Compare shelled-toad, shell-toad, shellpad, shell-paddock. Compare also West Frisian skyldpod (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), Dutch schildpad (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), German Schildkröte (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), Swedish sköldpadda (“tortoise”), Icelandic sjaldbaka (“turtle”, literally “shield-back”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shield-toads",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shieldtoad",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shield toad",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shelt-toad",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "shield-toad (plural shield-toads)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English compound terms",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nonstandard terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English puristic terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with rare senses",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Turtles"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010, Hugh Peter McGrath, Michael Comenetz, Valery's Graveyard:",
          "text": "But we already know that a shield-toad is a Frenchman, while the sun is Apollo's shield.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:shield-toad."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A turtle or tortoise."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle"
        ],
        [
          "tortoise",
          "tortoise"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(very rare, nonstandard, puristic) A turtle or tortoise."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shield-toad"
}

Download raw JSONL data for shield-toad meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: very rare, nonstandard, puristic",
  "path": [
    "shield-toad"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "shield-toad",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: very rare, nonstandard, puristic",
  "path": [
    "shield-toad"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "shield-toad",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-21 using wiktextract (7c21d10 and f2e72e5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.