marsouin

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un marsouin

Etymology

Occurring in a 1086 Medieval Latin translation of the Domesday Book, from Old English mereswīn (“porpoise”), but probably reborrowed from another Germanic source cognate to the Old English word, from Old Frankish *mariswīn, Middle Dutch meerswijn, or Old Norse marsvín (“dolphin”), all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (“dolphin, porpoise”). More at English mereswine. Cf. also the Old French porpeis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʁ.swɛ̃/
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Noun

marsouin m (plural marsouins)

  1. porpoise

Descendants

  • → Catalan: marsuí
  • → Romanian: marsuin

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