marmot
English
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
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹ.mət/
- Hyphenation: mar‧mot
Noun
marmot (plural marmots)
Derived terms
Translations
rodent of the genera Marmota
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French
Etymology
Probably from marmotter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʁ.mo/
Further reading
- “marmot” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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