"turtle" meaning in Old English

See turtle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈturt.le/, [ˈturˠt.le]
Etymology: Ultimately from Latin turtur (“turtledove”), of imitative origin. Etymology templates: {{der|ang|la|turtur||turtledove}} Latin turtur (“turtledove”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=turtle|head2=|sort=}} turtle f, {{ang-noun|f|head=turtle}} turtle f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-f|turtl}}, {{ang-decl-noun|turtle|turtlan|turtlan|turtlan|turtlan|turtlena|turtlan|turtlum|num=|title=|type=weak feminine (n-stem)}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], turtle [nominative, singular], turtlan [nominative, plural], turtlan [accusative, singular], turtlan [accusative, plural], turtlan [genitive, singular], turtlena [genitive, plural], turtlan [dative, singular], turtlum [dative, plural]
  1. turtle dove Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Columbids Synonyms: *turtledūfe Coordinate_terms: turtla (english: turtle dove (male)) [masculine]
    Sense id: en-turtle-ang-noun-KNHhDTV8 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "name": "der"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈturt.le/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈturˠt.le]"
    }
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      ],
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈturˠt.le]"
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  ],
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}

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