tortue
French
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
tortue f (plural tortues)
Usage notes
The bracket term tortue also includes both turtles and tortoises.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tortue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan tortuga, tartuga.
Noun
tortue f (plural tortues)
Descendants
- French: tortue
Norman
Etymology
Cf. French tortue. Probably from Old Occitan tortuga, tartuga, from Late Latin tartarucha, feminine form of tartaruchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos, “inhabitant of Tartarus”), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Cf. also Medieval Latin tortuca.
Noun
tortue f (plural tortues)
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