marmot

Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑː.mət/

Etymology

Cognate with Romansh: murmont

Cognate with Old High German: muremunto

Cognate with German: Murmentel

In summary

From Middle French marmote, from Old French marmotaine, marmontaine, murmontain, from Old Franco-Provençal marmotan, from Vulgar Latin *mures montani, the plural form of Latin mus monti (“mountain rat”); akin to Engadin Romansch murmont, Old High German muremunto (dialectal German Murmentel, standard Murmeltier).

Synonyms

woodchuck

groundhog

chuck

whistler

caleopterus volans

flying sguirrel

colugo

flying lemur

Translations

marmotte

Murmeltier

marmot

marmotta

marmota

świstak

marmota

marmota

dağ sıçanı

Marmota

marmòta

muret

μαρμότα

αρμότες

marmot