"tortue" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /tɔʁ.ty/ Audio: Fr-tortue.ogg Forms: tortues [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French tortue, borrowed from Old Occitan tortuga, tartuga, from Late Latin tartarūcha, feminine form of tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos, “resident or native of Tartarus”), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Cf. also Medieval Latin tortuca. Compare Spanish tortuga, Italian tartaruga. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|tortue|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French tortue, {{inh+|fr|frm|tortue}} Inherited from Middle French tortue, {{bor|fr|pro|tortuga}} Old Occitan tortuga, {{m|pro|tartuga}} tartuga, {{der|fr|LL.|tartarūcha}} Late Latin tartarūcha, {{m|la|tartarūchus}} tartarūchus, {{der|fr|grc|ταρταροῦχος||resident or native of Tartarus}} Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos, “resident or native of Tartarus”), {{m|grc|Τάρταρος}} Τάρταρος (Tártaros), {{m|la|tortuca}} tortuca, {{cog|es|tortuga}} Spanish tortuga, {{cog|it|tartaruga}} Italian tartaruga Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tortue f (plural tortues)
  1. turtle or tortoise Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Reptiles Derived forms: à pas de tortue, écaille de tortue
    Sense id: en-tortue-fr-noun-jAArEfo4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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