turturea

Romanian

Alternative forms

• turturică

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin turturella or Latin turtūrilla, diminutive of turtur, turturem; compare Aromanian turtureauã, Italian tortorella, French tourterelle, Friulian tortorele. Alternatively, from a diminutive of the rare or regional Romanian turtură.

Noun

turturea f (plural turturele)

1. (ornithology) turtle dove

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	turturea	turtureaua		turturele	turturelele
genitive-dative	turturele	turturelei		turturele	turturelelor
vocative	turturea			turturelelor

Related terms

• turtură

See also

• guguștiuc m
• porumbel