marmot
Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the…Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
» The marmot is immortal.
Das Murmeltier ist unsterblich.
Сурок бессмертен.
Байбак безсмертний.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
Murmeltier
суро́кsurók, байба́кbajbák
баба́кbabák, байба́кbajbák
- stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the Northern Hemisphere; hibernates in winter
Examples
7 sentencesThe marmot is immortal.
Байбак безсмертний.
ruСурок бессмертен.
deDas Murmeltier ist unsterblich.
Marmots are large ground squirrels.
Marmots are just chonky squirrels.
You need nine hours of sleep! You really are a marmot.
ruТебе нужно девять часов сна! Да ты настоящий сурок.
deDu brauchst neun Stunden Schlaf! Du bist echt ein Murmeltier.
The yellow-bellied marmot is the most abundant species of North American marmot.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French marmotte, from Old French marmotte; further etymology uncertain, possibFrom Middle French marmotte, from Old French marmotte; further etymology uncertain, possibly from a Gallo-Romance base *marm- (“to mumble; to murmur”) (referring to the sound made by the marmot when eating; possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *mur- (whence murmur) and ultimately imitative; compare also French marmot and marmonner) + Middle French -otte (diminutive suffix). Akin to French marmotte, Italian marmotta, Engadin Romansh murmont, Old High German *murmento (dialectal German Murmentel, standard Murmeltier); see also Latin mūs montānus (literally “mountain rat”).
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