marten
Meaning
Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɑː.tɪn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English martren, martryn, from Old French martrine (“marten fur”), from Old Dutch *marthrīn (“of marten fur”), from *marthar (“marten”). Displaced related Old English mearþ, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.
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