furet
French
Etymology
From Old French furet, furret, from Vulgar Latin *fūrittus (literally “little thief”) (compare Italian furetto), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”). See also Old French fuiron (“weasel, ferret”), from Vulgar Latin *fūriō, fūriōnem, from Late Latin fūrō (“cat; robber”) (compare Spanish hurón), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fy.ʁɛ/
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Noun
furet m (plural furets)
- ferret
Derived terms
- fureter
Further reading
- “furet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfu.ret/, [ˈfʊrɛt̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfu.ret/, [ˈfuːret̪]
Verb
furet
- third-person singular future active indicative of furō
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- furete
Etymology
From fure (“furrow”).
Adjective
furet (indefinite singular furet, definite singular and plural furete)
- furrowed, grooved, deeply lined, wrinkled (face)
References
- “furet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “furete” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Old French
Alternative forms
- firet, furret
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *fūrittus (literally “little thief”) (compare Italian furetto), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”). See also fuiron (“weasel, ferret”), from Vulgar Latin *fūriō, fūriōnem, from Late Latin fūrō (“cat; robber”) (compare Spanish hurón), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”).
Noun
furet m (oblique plural furez or furetz, nominative singular furez or furetz, nominative plural furet)
- ferret
- Synonym: fuiron
Descendants
- French: furet
- → Middle English: furet, ferret
- Scots: ferret
- English: ferret
References
- firet on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub