glis

Concepts

dormouse

loir

Synonyms

Dryomys

Muscardinus

nitedula

Myoxus

Translations

Bilch

loir

lirón

ghiro

liró

Schlafmaus

hazelmuis

relmuis

arganaz

δασομυωξός

greule

moscardino

Siebenschläfer

Schläfer

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡliːs]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂-í-s (“sister-in-law”), related to Sanskrit गिरि (girí, “sister-in-law”), Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”).