Schildkröte

German

Etymology

Schild +‎ Kröte; Middle High German (die/ein) schiltkräd (plural: schiltkräden; 2nd half of the 15th century), (ain) schiltkroten (ca. 1350)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪltˌkʁøːtə/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

turtle, tortoise

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Dosenschildkröte (“box turtle”)
Erdschildkröte (“wood turtle”)
Landschildkröte (“tortoise”)
Meeresschildkröte (“sea turtle”)
Schmuckschildkröte (“cooter”)
Weichschildkröte (“softshell turtle”)

Further reading

“Schildkröte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schildkröte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Schildkröte” in Duden online
Schildkröte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Schildkröte” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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