marmot

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French marmotte, from Old French marmotte; further etymology uncertain, possibly from a Gallo-Romance base *marm- (“to mumble; to murmur”) (referring to the sound made by the marmot when eating; possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *mur- (whence murmur) and ultimately imitative; compare also French marmot and marmonner) + Middle French -otte (diminutive suffix). Akin to French marmotte, Italian marmotta, Engadin Romansh murmont, Old High German *murmento (dialectal German Murmentel, standard Murmeltier); see also Latin mūs montānus (literally “mountain rat”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.mət/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹ.mət/ Rhymes: -ɑɹmət Hyphenation: mar‧mot === Noun === marmot (plural marmots) Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: marmat → Japanese: マーモット (māmotto) → Korean: 마멋 (mameot) → Thai: มาร์มอต (maa-mɔ́t) → Welsh: marmot ==== Translations ==== === See also === groundhog woodchuck === References === === Further reading === marmot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Marmota on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Marmota on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French marmotte. Possibly related to Middle Dutch marmotte (“goblin, kobold”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɑrˈmɔt/ Hyphenation: mar‧mot Rhymes: -ɔt === Noun === marmot f (plural marmotten, no diminutive) marmot, rodent of the genus Marmota ==== Derived terms ==== alpenmarmot bosmarmot marmottenslaap ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: marmot → Caribbean Javanese: marmut → Indonesian: marmot → Japanese: モルモット (morumotto, “guinea pig”)→ Korean: 모르모트 (moreumoteu) → Papiamentu: marmòt == French == === Etymology === Probably from marmotter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maʁ.mo/ === Noun === marmot m (plural marmots, feminine marmotte) (archaic) an architectural grotesque, especially a door knocker (colloquial) kid, brat ==== Derived terms ==== croquer le marmot marmaille ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: marmaglia, marmocchio === Further reading === “marmot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch marmot, from French marmotte. Cognate of Japanese モルモット (morumotto). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmarmot/ [ˈmar.mɔt̪̚] Rhymes: -armot Syllabification: mar‧mot === Noun === marmot (plural marmot-marmot) marmot guinea pig Synonym: tikus belanda ==== Alternative forms ==== marmut === Further reading === “marmot”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French marmot. === Noun === marmot m (plural marmots) (Jersey) brat == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English marmot. === Noun === marmot m (plural marmots or marmotiaid or marmotod) marmot === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “marmot”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies