hermine

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See also: Hermine

French

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle French hermin, ermin, from Old French ermin, ermine, hermine (“ermine”), from either Medieval Latin (mus) Armenius (“Armenian (mouse)”) (see Armenia) or Frankish *harmīn (“ermine”, adjective) (from *harmō (“ermine”)). More at ermine.

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /ɛʁ.min/
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  • Rhymes: -in

Noun

hermine f (plural hermines)

  1. ermine (Mustela erminea)
  2. ermine (material)
  3. ermine (tincture)

Descendants

  • → Romanian: hermină
  • → Turkish: ermin

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