furet
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French furet, furret, from Vulgar Latin *fūrittus (literally “little thief”) (compare Italian furetto), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”). See also Old French fuiron (“weasel, ferret”), from Vulgar Latin *fūriō, fūriōnem, from Late Latin fūrō (“cat; robber”) (compare Spanish hurón), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
furet m (plural furets)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “furet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfu.ret/, [ˈfʊrɛt̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfu.ret/, [ˈfuːret̪]
Verb[edit]
furet
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fure (“furrow”).
Adjective[edit]
furet (indefinite singular furet, definite singular and plural furete)
References[edit]
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *fūrittus (literally “little thief”) (compare Italian furetto), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”). See also fuiron (“weasel, ferret”), from Vulgar Latin *fūriō, fūriōnem, from Late Latin fūrō (“cat; robber”) (compare Spanish hurón), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”).
Noun[edit]
furet oblique singular, m (oblique plural furez or furetz, nominative singular furez or furetz, nominative plural furet)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- firet on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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