Murmete
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- Murmende (Bern)
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin mūris montānus (literally “mountain rat”), perhaps via Italian murmontana, or from Old High German muremunto, murmunto. Compare English marmot.
Noun
Murmete f
- (Uri) marmot
Synonyms
- Mungge
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 19.