jument
English
Etymology
From Middle English jument, from Anglo-Norman jument or its etymon Latin iūmentum.
Noun
jument (plural juments)
- (obsolete) An animal, especially a beast of burden.
- 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 54573970:
- That men should feed on such a kinde of meat, / Which very juments would refuse to eat.
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Franco-Provençal
Noun
jument f
- mare
- Synonyms: cavala, èga
French
Etymology
From Old French jument, from Latin iūmentum (“baggage animal”), jūmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒy.mɑ̃/
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Noun
jument f (plural juments)
- mare (female horse)
- Synonym: cavale
Further reading
- “jument”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman jument or its etymon Latin iūmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒiu̯ˈmɛnt/, /ˈd͡ʒiu̯mɛnt/
Noun
jument
- (rare) beast of burden
Descendants
- English: jument
References
- “jūment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin iūmentum (“pack animal”).
Pronunciation
- (archaic) IPA(key): /dʒyˈment/
- (classical) IPA(key): /dʒyˈmant/
- (late) IPA(key): /ʒyˈmant/
Noun
jument f (oblique plural jumenz or jumentz, nominative singular jument, nominative plural jumenz or jumentz)
- beast of burden
- mare (female horse)
Descendants
- French: jument
- Norman: jeunment
- → Middle English: jument
- English: jument