hermine

Meaning

1. (feminine) ermine (Mustela erminea)
2. (feminine) ermine (material)
3. (feminine) ermine (tincture)

Concepts

ermine

stoat

short-tailed weasel

ermines

mountain weasel

ermine fur

Nearctic ermine

stoat skin

stoats

Mustela erminea

shorttail weasel

Synonyms

panne

ermine

mustela erminea

hérmine

Translations

Hermelin

armiño

arminho

ermellino

hermelijn

ermini

ερμίνα

kakım

ermina

as

Mustela erminea

قاقم

kakim

ermin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛʁ.min/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: hermin

Inherited from Old French: ermin

In summary

Inherited from Middle French hermin, ermin, from Old French ermin, ermine, hermine (“ermine”), from either Medieval Latin (mus) Armenius (“Armenian (mouse)”) (see Armenia) or Frankish *harmīn (“ermine”, adjective) (from *harmō (“ermine”)). More at ermine.