vermine

French

Etymology

From Old French vermine, from verm + -ine, or possibly a Vulgar Latin *verminum, from Latin vermis (“worm”).

Noun

vermine f (uncountable)

1. vermin (destructive creatures)
2. vermin (a contemptible person)

Derived terms

• vermineux

Further reading

• “vermine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• Minerve

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German

Verb

vermine

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of verminen.
2. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular subjunctive I of verminen.
3. (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular subjunctive I of verminen.
4. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of verminen.

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Old French

Etymology

From verm + -ine, or possibly a Vulgar Latin *verminum, from Latin vermis (“worm”).

Noun

vermine oblique singular, f (oblique plural vermines, nominative singular vermine, nominative plural vermines)

1. vermin (any disliked creatures)

Descendants

• French: vermine
• → English: vermin
  • ⇒ English: varmint