skildpadde

Danish

skildpadde

Etymology

From Low German schiltpadde, composed of

• schilt (“shield”), from Middle Low German schilt, from Old Saxon skild, and
• Padde (“toad”).

Compare with Norwegian Nynorsk skjelpadde, Norwegian Bokmål skilpadde, Swedish sköldpadda, Dutch schildpad, German Schildpatt. Similar designations, but with different nouns as the second part, are German Schildkröte, English shield-toad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɡelˌpaðə/, [ˈsɡ̊e̝lˌpʰæðð̩], [ˈske̝lˌpʰæð̠˕ˠð̩˕˗ˠ]

Noun

skildpadde c (singular definite skildpadden, plural indefinite skildpadder)

1. turtle, tortoise (any land or marine reptile with a shell)

Declension

Declension of skildpadde

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skildpadde	skildpadden	skildpadder	skildpadderne
genitive	skildpaddes	skildpaddens	skildpadders	skildpaddernes

Derived terms

• forloren skildpadde
• skildpaddesuppe
• sumpskildpadde