hermelijn

Meaning

1. (masculine) stoat, ermine (Mustela erminea)
2. (masculine) ermine
3. (masculine, uncountable) ermine, the white fur of the stoat

Concepts

ermine

stoat

short-tailed weasel

ermine fur

stoat skin

Translations

hermine

Hermelin

arminho

armiño

ermini

ermellino

ermina

ερμίνα

kakım

as

kakim

ermin

Mustela erminea

Mustela erminea

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɦɛr.məˈlɛi̯n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: hermelijn

Cognate with Middle Low German: hermelīn

Cognate with German: Hermelin

In summary

From Middle Dutch hermelijn, a diminutive of hermel, harmel, from Old Dutch *hermilo, itself also a diminutive, of *harmo, from Proto-Germanic *harmô. By surface analysis, hermel + -lijn; hermel (also harmel) survived into early Modern Dutch. Cognate with Middle Low German hermelīn, German Hermelin.