marmot

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English[edit]

Marmota caligata

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French marmote, from Old French marmotaine, marmontaine, murmontain, from Old Franco-Provençal marmotan, from Vulgar Latin *mures montani, from Latin mus monti (mountain rat), from Classical Latin mus alpini; akin to Engadin Romansch murmont, Old High German muremunto (dialectal German Murmentel, standard Murmeltier).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.mət/
    • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹ.mət/
  • Rhymes: -ɑɹmət
  • Hyphenation: mar‧mot

Noun[edit]

marmot (plural marmots)

  1. Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Japanese: マーモット (māmotto)
  • Korean: 마멋 (mameot)
  • Thai: มาร์มอต (maa-mɔ́t)

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French marmotte. Possibly related to Middle Dutch marmotte (goblin, kobold).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɑrˈmɔt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: mar‧mot
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun[edit]

marmot f (plural marmotten)

  1. marmot, rodent of the genus Marmota

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from marmotter.

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Noun[edit]

marmot m (plural marmots, feminine marmotte)

  1. (archaic) an architectural grotesque, especially a door knocker
  2. (colloquial) kid, brat
    • 2015 [2004], Stéphane Dompierre, Un petit pas pour l'homme [A small step for man], →ISBN, page 171:
      — C’est bon. Et en lui posant des questions sur elle, tu finis par apprendre qu’elle a un marmot. Tu fais quoi ?
      "That's alright. And by asking her questions about her, you end up learning she has a kid. What are you doing?"

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Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French marmot.

Noun[edit]

marmot m (plural marmots)

  1. (Jersey) brat