belette
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
belette
- (deprecated template usage) singular past indicative and subjunctive of beletten
- (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular present subjunctive of beletten
French
Etymology
From Franco-Provençal belete, diminutive from Gaulish *bela (compare Welsh bele (“marten”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (compare Latin fēlēs (“wildcat; marten”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
belette f (plural belettes)
- weasel (specifically, the least weasel)
Further reading
- “belette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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