hermine

See also: Hermine

French

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)

ermine (Mustela erminea)
ermine (material)
ermine (tincture)

Descendants

→ Romanian: hermină
→ Turkish: ermin

Further reading

“hermine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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