Türkentaube

German

Etymology

From Türke (“Turk”) +‎ -n- +‎ Taube (“pigeon”). So named because the species expanded its habitat from what is now western Turkey towards the north-west over the course of the 20th century, first reaching German-speaking areas around 1940.

Noun

Türkentaube f (genitive Türkentaube, plural Türkentauben)

  1. collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
    Synonym: (colloquial) Fernsehtaube

Declension

Declension of Türkentaube [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Türkentaube die Türkentauben
genitive einer der Türkentaube der Türkentauben
dative einer der Türkentaube den Türkentauben
accusative eine die Türkentaube die Türkentauben

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