turtulduva

This entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *turtiladūbā.

Noun

turtuldūva f

1. turtle dove

Inflection

Declension of turtuldūva (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	turtuldūva	turtuldūva, turtuldūvon
accusative	turtuldūva, turtuldūvon	turtuldūva, turtuldūvon
genitive	turtuldūvon	turtuldūvono
dative	turtuldūvon	turtuldūvon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: tortelduve, turtelduve
  • Dutch: tortelduif

References

• “turtuldūva”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012