marmot

Etymology

From Middle French marmote, from Old French marmotaine, marmontaine, murmontain, from Old Franco-Provençal marmotan, from Vulgar Latin *mures montani, from Latin mus monti 'mountain rat', from Classical Latin mus alpini; akin to Romansch (Engadine) murmont, Old High German muremunto, German dialectal Murmentel, standard Murmeltier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹmət/
• Hyphenation: mar‧mot

Noun

marmot (plural marmots)

1. Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.

Etymology

Probably from marmotter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁmo/

Noun

marmot m (plural marmots)

1. (colloquial) kid, brat

Further reading

• “marmot” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from French marmot.

Noun

marmot m (plural marmots)

1. (Jersey) brat