Iltis

Betekenis (Engels)

polecat (Mustela putorius)

Sinonieme

Waldiltis

Ratz

europäischer Iltis

Stänker

Stinkmarder

Europäischer Iltis

Mustela Eversmanni

Mustela Putorius Putorius

Vertalings

turón

putois

puzzola

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bunzing

polecat

βρωμοκούναβο

kokarca

οζοϊκτίς

turó

Mustela putorius

catpudre

mustella

mofeta

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toirăo

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɪltɪs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: iltis

Geërf van Old High German: illitiso, illintiso

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: ἰός

Verwante met Latyn: virus

In summary

From Middle High German iltis, from Old High German illitiso, illintiso, of uncertain origin.
Perhaps a compound from the Proto-Indo-European roots *h₁el- (“red, brown”) and *weys- (“to flow, run”). The latter was probably used for animal secretions, whence the noun *wiso- or *wisós (“fluidity, slime, reek, poison”), as in Wiesel and Wisent; compare Ancient Greek ἰός (iós) and Latin virus.