Murmeltier

== German == === Alternative forms === Murmel n (informal backformation) === Etymology === From Middle High German murmeltier (14th c.), folk-etymological alteration as murmeln (“to murmur”) +‎ Tier (“animal”) of older murmendīn, from Old High German murmunto (probably through a diminutive *murmuntīn), from Latin mūrem montis (accusative, literally “mountain rat”). Compare English marmot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmʊrməlˌtiːr/, [ˈmʊʁ.məlˌti(ː)ɐ̯], [ˈmʊɐ̯-], [-ml̩-] === Noun === Murmeltier n (strong, genitive Murmeltiers or Murmeltieres, plural Murmeltiere) marmot schlafen wie ein Murmeltier ― to sleep soundly ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== Waldmurmeltier ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cimbrian: murmeltier === Further reading === “Murmeltier”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Murmeltier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Murmeltier” in Duden online