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. — deniko
ruСурок бессмертен. — corvard
deDas Murmeltier ist unsterblich. — Tamy
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. — Ooneykcall
deDu brauchst neun Stunden Schlaf! Du bist echt ein Murmeltier. — MUIRIEL
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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