murmento

Old High German

Alternative forms

• murmunto, muremento

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūris montānus, from mūris (“mouse”) +‎ montānus (“of the mountain”).

Noun

murmento m

1. marmot

Declension

Declension of murmento (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	murmento	murmenton, murmentun
accusative	murmenton, murmentun	murmenton, murmentun
genitive	murmenten, murmentin	murmentōno
dative	murmenten, murmentin	murmentōm, murmentōn

Derived terms

• Middle High German: murmende
  • Alemannic German: Murmende
• ⇒ Old High German: *murmuntīn (possibly attested as murmenti)
  • Middle High German: mürmendīn, murmendīn
    • Alemannic German: Murmetli
    • Bavarian: Murmentel
      • ⇒ Bavarian: (clipping) Mentl
    • ⇒ Middle High German: (folk-etymology) murmeltier
      • German: Murmeltier
        • ⇒ German: (backformation) Murmel
        • → Cimbrian: murmeltier
        • → Danish: murmeldyr (calque)
          • → Icelandic: múrmeldýr
        • → Dutch: mormeldier (calque)
      • → Middle Low German: murmeldêrte (calque)