fluwijn

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch fluwijn, from Old Northern French *floïne (modern Picard floène, flouène), a variant of Old French foïne (modern French fouine), from Latin fāgīna (mūstēla) (“beech weasel”).

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Noun

fluwijn n (plural fluwijnen, diminutive fluwijntje n)

2. beech marten, Martes foina

   Synonyms: steenmarter, huismarter