See also: furèt

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

  • IPA(key): /fy.ʁɛ/
  • (file)

Noun edit

furet m (plural furets)

  1. ferret

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

furet

  1. third-person singular future active indicative of furō

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From fure (furrow).

Adjective edit

furet (indefinite singular furet, definite singular and plural furete)

  1. furrowed, grooved, deeply lined, wrinkled (face)

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 singularm (oblique plural furez or furetz, nominative singular furez or furetz, nominative plural furet)

  1. ferret
    Synonym: fuiron

Descendants edit

  • French: furet
  • Middle English: furet, ferret

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