| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsxɪltpɑt/ |
| Hyphenation | schild·pad |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | schildpadden |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| schildpadje | schildpadjes |
| Afrikaans | skilpad |
|---|---|
| Catalan | tortuga |
| Czech | želva |
| Danish | skildpadde |
| English | tortoise |
| Esperanto | testudo |
| Faeroese | skjaldbøka; skjaldbøkur |
| Finnish | jättiläiskilpikonna |
| French | tortue |
| German | Schildkröte |
| Greek | χελώνα |
| Hungarian | teknős |
| Icelandic | skjaldbaka |
| Italian | tartaruga |
| Latin | chelys |
| Norwegian | skilpadde |
| Polish | żółw |
| Portuguese | tartaruga |
| Romanian | țestoasa |
| Russian | черепаха |
| Saterland Frisian | Skildpudde |
| Spanish | tortuga |
| Sranan | sekrepatu |
| Swahili | kobe |
| Swedish | sköldpadda |
| Thai | เต่า |
| West Frisian | skyldpod |