English
Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /'�ɽmaɪn/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)mɪn|-��(r)mɪn
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun
- A weasel, Mustela erminea, found in northern latitudes; its dark brown fur turns white in winter (apart from the black tip of the tail)
- The white fur of this animal
- poetic A symbol of purity
- figuratively The office of a judge
- heraldry A white field with black spots
Synonyms
stoat (British)
short-tailed weasel
wild otter
Translations
trans-top|Mustela erminea
Albanian: ermelina
Basque: erbinude zuri
Belarussian: га�на��ай
Breton: erminig
Bulgarian: �е�мелин (hermelin)
Catalan: ermini
Croatian: zerdav
Czech: hranostaj
Danish: hermelin/lækat
Dutch: hermelijn m
Esperanto: ermeno
Estonian: kärp, lahits, hermeliin
Faroese: roysikøttur
Finnish: kärppä
French: hermine f
Frisian: harmeling
Friulian: armelin
Galician: armiño
German: Hermelin n
Greek: ε�μίνα
Hungarian: hermelin
Icelandic: hreysiköttur
Irish: easóg
Italian: ermellino m
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Ladin: armelin
Latin: Mustela erminea
Latvian: sermulis
Lithuanian: šermuon�lis
Lower Sorbian: hermelin
Macedonian: �е�мелин (hermelin)
Maltese: ermellin
Norwegian: røyskatt
Occitan: ermina
Polish: gronostaj
Portuguese: arminho m
Romanian: hermelina
Romansh: ermelin
Romany: ermina f
Russian: го�но��ай (gornostaj)
Sami: buoidda
Sardinian: ermellinu
Scottish: radan airmeinianach
Serbian: zerdav m
Slovak: lasica hranostaj
Slovenian: hermelin
Spanish: armiño m
Swedish: hermelin
Turkish: kakim
Ukrainian: го�но��ай (gornostaj)
Upper Sorbian: hermelin, (hronostaj)
Welsh: carlwm
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trans-top|the white fur of this animal
Finnish: kärpännanhka, hermeliini
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trans-top|a symbol of purity
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trans-top|the office of a judge
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trans-top|(heraldry) a white field with black spots
Finnish: kärpännahka
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Verb
en-verb
- To clothe with ermine
References
OED 2nd edition 1989
Category:Mammals
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