"tortuga" meaning in Catalan

See tortuga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [turˈtu.ɣə] [Balearic, Central], [toɾˈtu.ɣa] [Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Millars-tortuga.wav Forms: tortugues [plural], tartuga [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Catalan tartuga (cf. also earlier form tartaruga), probably from the feminine of Late Latin Tartarucchus or tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Compare Occitan tartuga, French tortue, Spanish tortuga, Portuguese tartaruga, Italian tartaruga. Cf. also Medieval Latin tortuca. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|roa-oca|tartuga|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Catalan tartuga, {{inh+|ca|roa-oca|tartuga}} Inherited from Old Catalan tartuga, {{inh|ca|LL.|Tartarucchus}} Late Latin Tartarucchus, {{der|ca|grc|ταρταροῦχος}} Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), {{cog|oc|tartuga}} Occitan tartuga, {{cog|fr|tortue}} French tortue, {{cog|es|tortuga}} Spanish tortuga, {{cog|pt|tartaruga}} Portuguese tartaruga, {{cog|it|tartaruga}} Italian tartaruga Head templates: {{ca-noun|f}} tortuga f (plural tortugues)
  1. turtle Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tortuga-ca-noun-dN1zC1w2 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Turtles Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 17 12 17 12 17 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 17 12 17 12 17 12 Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Turtles: 77 23
  2. tortoise Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tortuga-ca-noun-Ik7GfIlH Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 17 12 17 12 17 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 17 12 17 12 17 12 Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pas de tortuga, tortuga aligator, tortuga babaua, tortuga carei, tortuga careta, tortuga de jardí, tortuga de terra, tortuga grega, tortuga llaüt, tortuga marina, tortuga mediterrània, tortuga mossegadora

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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