tortuga
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from the feminine of Late Latin Tartarucchus or tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Cf. also Medieval Latin tortuca.
Noun[edit]
tortuga f (plural tortugues)
Catalan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tortuga f (plural tortugues)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “tortuga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tortuga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “tortuga” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “tortuga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Spanish tartuga, probably from the feminine of Late Latin tartarucchus or tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Cf. also Medieval Latin tortūca.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tortuga f (plural tortugas)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “tortuga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Asturian terms inherited from Late Latin
- Asturian terms derived from Late Latin
- Asturian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian nouns
- Asturian feminine nouns
- ast:Reptiles
- Catalan terms inherited from Old Catalan
- Catalan terms derived from Old Catalan
- Catalan terms inherited from Late Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Late Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan terms with audio links
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- ca:Turtles
- Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish
- Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish
- Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Spanish/uɡa
- Rhymes:Spanish/uɡa/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- es:Turtles
- Spanish terms inherited from Latin