Turteltaube

== German == === Alternative forms === Turtel-Taube (older publications) === Etymology === From Middle High German turteltūbe, türteltūbe, from Old High German turtiltūba, turtultūba, from Proto-West Germanic *turtiladūbā (“turtle dove”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === Turteltaube f (genitive Turteltaube, plural Turteltauben, diminutive Turteltäubchen n) turtle dove (also spelled: turtledove, turtle-dove) (figurative, usually in the plural) a lovebird; either of the members of an openly affectionate couple ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Turteltaube” in Duden online “Turteltaube” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache