hérisson

Meaning

hedgehog

Concepts

hedgehog

hedgehogs

Erinaceus europaeus

Erinaceus europeaeus

urchin

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.ʁi.sɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French heriçun, heriçon, from a hypothetical Old French *eriz, from Latin erīcius (“hedgehog”), with the suffix -on added later; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr. Another possibility may be a Vulgar Latin root *ērīcio, ērīciōnem, but this would have seemingly produced *erçon in Old French. Compare, however, Catalan eriçó and Romansch erizun. See also oursin.

Sentences

Ce hérisson à ventre blanc est originaire des régions côtières d'Afrique du nord .

This white-bellied hedgehog is native to the coastal regions of North Africa.