escurel
Old French
Etymology
Vulgar Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, variant of Classical Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (early) /es.ky.ɾɛl/
- IPA(key): (late) /eh.ky.ɾɛl/
Noun
escurel m (oblique plural escureaus or escureax or escuriaus or escuriax or escurels, nominative singular escureaus or escureax or escuriaus or escuriax or escurels, nominative plural escurel)
- squirrel
Descendants
- → English: squirrel
- French: écureuil
References
- Etymology and history of “écureuil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.