tortue

== French == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /tɔʁ.ty/ === Noun === tortue f (plural tortues) turtle or tortoise ==== Usage notes ==== The bracket term tortue also includes both turtles and tortoises. ==== Derived terms ==== à pas de tortue écaille de tortue ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: tòti === Further reading === “tortue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === tourte == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Occitan tortuga, tartuga. === Noun === tortue f (plural tortues) turtle ==== Descendants ==== French: tortue Norman: tortue → Middle English: tortou, tortu English: turtle → Irish: turtar == 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) (Jersey) tortoise