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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
Noun
furet m (plural furets)
- ferret
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Latin
Pronunciation
Verb
furet
- third-person singular future active indicative of furō
Norwegian Bokmål
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
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
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