vermine
French
Etymology
From Old French vermine, from verm + -ine, or possibly a Vulgar Latin *verminum, from Latin vermis (“worm”).
Derived terms
Further reading
- “vermine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Old French
Etymology
From verm + -ine, or possibly a Vulgar Latin *verminum, from Latin vermis (“worm”).
Noun
vermine f (oblique plural vermines, nominative singular vermine, nominative plural vermines)
- vermin (any disliked creatures)
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