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