hérisson
See also: herisson
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French heriçun, heriçon, from a hypothetical Old French *eriz, from Latin erīcius (“hedgehog”), with the suffix -on added later; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr. Another possibility may be a Vulgar Latin root *ērīcio, ērīciōnem, but this would have seemingly produced *erçon in Old French. Compare, however, Catalan eriçó and Romansch erizun. See also oursin.
Pronunciation edit
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /e.ʁi.sɔ̃/
audio (un hérisson), speaker from Paris, France (file)
Noun edit
hérisson m (plural hérissons, feminine hérissonne)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: herisson
Further reading edit
- “hérisson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French heriçun, heriçon.
Noun edit
hérisson m (plural hérissons)