skildpadde

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skildpadde

Etymology

From Low German schiltpadde, composed of

Compare with Norwegian Nynorsk skjelpadde, Norwegian Bokmål skilpadde, Swedish sköldpadda, Dutch schildpad, German Schildpatt. Similar designations, but with different nouns as the second part, are German Schildkröte, English shield-toad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɡelˌpaðə/, ,

Noun

skildpadde c (singular definite skildpadden, plural indefinite skildpadder)

  1. turtle, tortoise (any land or marine reptile with a shell)

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