tortue
French
Etymology
From Middle French tortue, borrowed 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. 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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