jument

English

Etymology

From Middle English jument, from Anglo-Norman jument or its etymon Latin iūmentum.

Noun

jument (plural juments)

1. (obsolete) An animal, especially a beast of burden.
   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:

     That men should feed on such a kinde of meat, / Which very juments would refuse to eat.

Franco-Provençal

Noun

jument f

1. mare

   Synonyms: cavala, èga

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French jument, from Latin iūmentum (“baggage animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒy.mɑ̃/

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Noun

jument f (plural juments)

1. mare (female horse)

   Synonym: cavale

Further reading

• “jument”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman jument or its etymon Latin iūmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiu̯ˈmɛnt/, /ˈd͡ʒiu̯mɛnt/

Noun

jument

1. (rare) beast of burden

Descendants

• English: jument

References

• “jūment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin iūmentum (“pack animal”).

Pronunciation

• (archaic) IPA^(key): /dʒyˈment/
• (classical) IPA^(key): /dʒyˈmant/
• (late) IPA^(key): /ʒyˈmant/

Noun

jument oblique singular, f (oblique plural jumenz or jumentz, nominative singular jument, nominative plural jumenz or jumentz)

1. beast of burden
2. mare (female horse)

Descendants

• French: jument
• Norman: jeunment
• → Middle English: jument
  • English: jument