tortue
French
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited 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
[edit]Noun
[edit]tortue f (plural tortues)
Usage notes
[edit]The bracket term tortue also includes both turtles and tortoises.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Haitian Creole: tòti
Further reading
[edit]- “tortue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
[edit]Middle French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Occitan tortuga, tartuga.
Noun
[edit]tortue f (plural tortues)
Descendants
[edit]Norman
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]tortue f (plural tortues)
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