heriçun
Old French
Alternative forms
- heriçon
- herichun, irechon (northern)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ērīciōnem, from Latin ērīcius. Or the augmentative of an unattested *eriz.
Pronunciation
- (classical) IPA(key): /eɾiˈt͡sun/, (northern) /-t͡ʃun/
Noun
heriçun m (oblique plural heriçuns, nominative singular heriçuns, nominative plural heriçun)
- hedgehog
Descendants
- French: hérisson
- → English: herisson
- Norman: hérisson
- → Middle English: yrchoun
- English: urchin
- Scots: hurcheon