turtle dove (also spelled: turtledove, turtle-dove) · a lovebird; either of the members of an openly affectionate couple
çekim: çoğul Turteltauben · tamlayan Turteltauben
eş: Streptopelia turtur, Streptopelia
köken: From Middle High German turteltūbe, türteltūbe, from Old High German turtiltūba, turtultūba, from Proto-West Germanic *turtiladūbā (“turtle dove”).
turtle dove / turtle-dove / turtledove · dove grey
çekim: çoğul tourterelles
köken: Inherited from Old French turterele, turtrele, from Late Latin turturella or Latin turturilla, a diminutive of turtur (“turtle dove”). Compare Italian tortorella, Romanian turturea. Compare also tourte / tourtre.
Inherited from Late Latin turturella or Latin turtūrilla, diminutive of turtur, turturem; compare Albanian turtull, Aromanian turtureauã, Italian tortorella, French tourterelle, Friulian tortorele. Alternatively, from a diminutive of the rare or regional Romanian turtură.