Turteltaube
German, noun[ˈtʊʁtl̩taʊ̯bə]
Turteltaube is spelled T-U-R-T-E-L-T-A-U-B-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Turteltaube is a German feminine noun meaning “turtle dove (also spelled: turtledove, turtle-dove)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eines der Tiere, die der Gattung der Turteltauben angehören”.
What does Turteltaube mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineturtle dove (also spelled: turtledove, turtle-dove)
- 2
femininea lovebird; either of the members of an openly affectionate couple
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eines der Tiere, die der Gattung der Turteltauben angehören 2. eine Gattung der Taubenvögel 3. eine Person, die mit einer anderen (heftig) turtelt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Turteltaube
- Turteltauben plural
- Turteltäubchen diminutive neuter
- Turteltäublein diminutive neuter
- Turteltauberl diminutive neuter
- Turtel-Taube alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Turteltaube?
- [ˈtʊʁtl̩taʊ̯bə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Turteltaube in German?
Turteltaube appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).