turt

See also: túrt and tűrt

English

Noun

turt (plural turts)

1. (informal) A turtle.
   • 2016 November 22, Jay Hathaway, “This definitive rating of turtle emoji is extremely strong”, in The Daily Dot‎:

     Fortunately, someone on Tumblr has created a definitive list of turtle ratings, so you know which turts to be friends with and which are ugly trash.

   • 2020 March 1, Natalie Clayton, “Part one of Ark Genesis' monstrous expansion is out now”, in Rock Paper Shotgun‎:

     Then there are the beasties. Besides turts big enough to act as foundations for your new seafaring home, Genesis is offering a bounty of new critters.

   • 2021 June 2, Gem Seddon, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot from Seth Rogen arriving Summer 2023”, in GamesRadar‎:

     Rogen will produce this modern take on the sewer-dwelling turts alongside his long-term producing partner Evan Goldberg.

2. (informal) A turtleneck.
   • 2019 November 4, “This Classic Everlane Cashmere Turtleneck Is on Sale for 36 Hours”, in New York Magazine‎:

     It's also one of the better deals — we love this V-neck in navy, but are including it as a runner-up pick just because its regular price is $120, so it's a slightly less good deal than the turt.

   • 2019 November 25, Alyssa Vaughn, “It's Time To Talk About Gronk's Turtleneck”, in Boston Magazine‎:

     Gronk, were you blackmailed into this Look? Or was that noir turt simply squeezing your powerful neck too hard?

   • 2022 October 20, Emilia Petrarca, “Hey Fashion Friend: Who Makes the Best Black Turtleneck?”, in The Cut‎:

     The washable element is key for me — I've ruined one too many Uniqlo cashmere turts by throwing them in the wash.

Cimbrian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin turta, perhaps via Venetan torta. Compare Mòcheno turt.

Noun

turt f

1. (Luserna) cake

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Mòcheno

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin turta, perhaps via Venetan torta. Compare Cimbrian turt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːrt/

Noun

turt f

1. pie

References

• Anthony R. Rowley, Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch, TEMI, 2003.

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

• turtt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *t-irəʔ-t (“lung”), from Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?] (“lung”).

Cognate with Kabyle turəţ (“lung”), Ghadames ṭóra (“lung”), Awjila tùra (“lung”), Sokna ṭûra (“lung”), Tunisian Berber tura (“lung”), Tuareg tòrr (“lung”), Zenaga təriʔd (“lung”), and Proto-Semitic *riʔ-at- (“lung”) (whence Arabic رِئَة (riʔa), and Hebrew רֵאָה (rēʾâ)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /turt/

Noun

turt f (plural turin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵓⵔⵜ, Arabic spelling تورت)

1. (anatomy) lung

   تورت تافاسيت. ― turt tafasit. ― the right lung.

   اوفّنت تورين نّس. ― uffnt turin nns. ― his lungs swelled (with fear.

Inflection

Inflection of turt

	singular	plural
free state	turt	turin
annexed state	turt	turin

Derived terms

• agmam n turin (“trachea”)
• tamaḍunt n turin (“phthisis”)
• taɣanimt n turin (“trachea”)

See also

• ada (“intestine”)
• inrfḍ (“spleen”)
• tasa (“liver”)
• ul (“heart”)

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 4 t—ẓ (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/4) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2823