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ferret

/ˈfeɹət/FEH-ruht
/ˈfɛɹət/FEH-ruht

Meaningthief

Common meaning: small domesticated mammal used in hunting

Journey through time

  1. Latinfur‘thief’source
  2. Medieval Latinfuretus‘ferret’source
  3. Old Frenchfuret‘ferret’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsthief → small domesticated mammal used in huntingferret‘small domesticated mammal used in hunting’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin fur ‘thief’.

Roots

  • fur Latin “thief”

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