turturduva

== Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish turturduva, tyrtilduva, from Latin turtur + duva. Cognate of English turtle dove, German Turteltaube. === Noun === turturduva c European turtle dove (bird) (colloquial, mostly in plural) lovebird (a member of an openly affectionate couple) ==== Declension ==== === References === “turturduva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “turturduva”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “turturduva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)