marmot
English
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Etymology
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
Noun
marmot (plural marmots)
- Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
Derived terms
marmot
- Alaska marmot
- alpine marmot(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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- bobak marmot
- gray marmot
Translations
rodent of the genera Marmota
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See also
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French marmotte. Possibly related to Middle Dutch marmotte (“goblin, kobold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
marmot f (plural marmotten)
Derived terms
Descendants
French
Etymology
Probably from marmotter.
Pronunciation
Noun
marmot m (plural marmots)
- (colloquial) kid, brat
Further reading
- “marmot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
Noun
marmot m (plural marmots)
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