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Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
marmota f (plural marmotes)
- marmot
Latin
Adjective
marmota
- inflection of marmotus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
marmotā
- ablative feminine singular of marmotus
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Italian marmotta, from French marmotte, from Old Franco-Provençal marmotan, from Latin mūris montānus (“mountain rat”). Compare English marmot.
Noun
marmota f
- marmot
References
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French marmotte.
Pronunciation
Noun
marmota f (plural marmotas)
- marmot
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French marmotte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾˈmota/
- Rhymes: -ota
- Syllabification: mar‧mo‧ta
Noun
marmota f (plural marmotas)
- marmot
- groundhog (ellipsis of marmota canadiense.)
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