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ermine

/ˈɜːmən/UR-muhn
/ˈɝmən/UR-muhn

Meaningermine fur

Common meaning: white winter fur of a stoat

Journey through time

  1. Old High Germanharmin‘ermine fur’source
  2. Frencherminesource
  3. Middle Englisherminesource
  4. Englishermine‘white winter fur of a stoat’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old High German harmin ‘ermine fur’.

Roots

  • harmin Old High German “ermine fur”

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