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Murmeltier
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murmeltier
German
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Alternative forms
de Murmel n informal backformation
Etymology
From de gmh murmeltier (14th c.), folk-etymological alteration as de murmeln to murmur Tier animal of older gmh murmendīn, from de goh murmento murmunto (probably through a diminutive goh *murmuntīn), from de la mūrem montis accusative mountain rat. Compare en marmot.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmʊrməlˌtiːr/ [ˈmʊʁ.məlˌti(ː)ɐ̯] [ˈmʊɐ̯-] [-ml̩-]
de De-Murmeltier.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,s:es
marmot
de schlafen wie ein Murmeltier to sleep soundly
Declension
n,s:es
Hyponyms
de Waldmurmeltier
Derived terms
de täglich grüßt das Murmeltier Waldmurmeltier
Descendants
cim murmeltier 1
Further reading
de Squirrels