Hermelin

hermelin German Etymology From de gmh hermelīn, from de goh harmilī, diminutive of goh harmo ermine, from de gem-pro *harmô. Cognates outside Germanic only in lv sermulis and lt šarmuõ, lt šermuõ. The monophthong -i- in modern German (alongside obsolete de Hermlein, de Hermelein) as well as the final stress can be explained natively, as being from a non-diphthongising dialect on the one hand, and by comparing the irregular stress shift in such words as de Holunder, de Wacholder, de lebendig on the other. However, it seems likely that both developments were reinforced by Romance words such as de it ermellino, de it armellino, de fr hermine. The origin of these latter is contested; they are either borrowed from Germanic or go back to an unrelated de la-med Armenius mūs Armenian mouse. Pronunciation de /hɛʁməˈliːn/ de De-Hermelin.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n de zoology ermine (Mustela erminea species) de heraldry ermine Declension n Noun m ermine white fur of the ermine A moth (Trichosea ludifica species (Noctuidae family spp.)) de gelber Hermelin Declension m References de Noctuoid moths Mustelids Natural materials