furet

== French == === Etymology === From Old French furet, furret, from Vulgar Latin *fūrittus (literally “little thief”) (compare Italian furetto), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”). See also Old French fuiron (“weasel, ferret”), from Vulgar Latin *fūriō, fūriōnem, from Late Latin fūrō (“cat; robber”) (compare Spanish hurón), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fy.ʁɛ/ === Noun === furet m (plural furets) ferret ==== Derived terms ==== fureter ==== Descendants ==== → Middle Dutch: furet, fret Dutch: fret → German: Frett, Frettchen→ Finnish: fretti === Further reading === “furet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfʊ.rɛt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfuː.ret] === Verb === furet third-person singular future active indicative of furō == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === furete === Etymology === From fure (“furrow”). === Adjective === furet (indefinite singular furet, definite singular and plural furete) furrowed, grooved, deeply lined, wrinkled (face) === References === “furet” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “furete” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Old French == === Alternative forms === firet, furret === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *fūrittus (literally “little thief”) (compare Italian furetto), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”). See also fuiron (“weasel, ferret”), from Vulgar Latin *fūriō, fūriōnem, from Late Latin fūrō (“cat; robber”) (compare Spanish hurón), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”). === Noun === furet oblique singular, m (oblique plural furez or furetz, nominative singular furez or furetz, nominative plural furet) ferret Synonym: fuiron ==== Descendants ==== French: furet→ Middle Dutch: furet, fretDutch: fret→ German: Frett, Frettchen→ Finnish: fretti → Middle English: furet, ferret Scots: ferret English: ferret === References === firet on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub