belette

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

belette

  1. inflection of beletten:
    1. singular past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive

French[edit]

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belette

Etymology[edit]

From Old French belette. Derivable from belle (pretty) +‎ -ette (diminutive ending). Compare Franco-Provençal belèta.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

belette f (plural belettes)

  1. weasel (specifically, the least weasel)

Descendants[edit]

  • Corsican: bellula, beddula (calque)

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