hérisson

French

Etymology

From a hypothetical Old French *eriz, from Latin erīcius (“hedgehog”), with the suffix -on added later. Another possibilty may be a Vulgar Latin root *erīcio, ericione, but this would have seemingly produced an *erçon in Old French. Compare, however, Catalan eriçó and Romansch erizun.

Pronunciation

• audio (un hérisson), speaker from Paris, France

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• IPA: /he.ʁi.sɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /he.Ri.sO~/

Noun

hérisson m (plural hérissons; feminine hérissonne, plural hérissonnes)

1. hedgehog

Derived terms

• hérisson de mer

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Jèrriais

Etymology

Noun

hérisson m (plural hérissons)

1. hedgehog