marmota

See also: Marmota

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mərˈmɔ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maɾˈmɔ.ta]

Noun

marmota f (plural marmotes)

1. marmot

Latin

Adjective

marmota

1. inflection of marmotus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

marmotā

1. ablative feminine singular of marmotus

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Italian marmotta, from French marmotte, from Old Franco-Provençal marmotan, from Latin mūris montānus (“mountain rat”). Compare English marmot.

Noun

marmota f

1. marmot

References

• “marmota” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French marmotte.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁˈmɔ.tɐ/ [maɦˈmɔ.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁˈmɔ.tɐ/ [maɦˈmɔ.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /maɾˈmɔ.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maʁˈmɔ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maɻˈmɔ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾˈmɔ.tɐ/

Noun

marmota f (plural marmotas)

1. marmot

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French marmotte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾˈmota/ [maɾˈmo.t̪a]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: mar‧mo‧ta

Noun

marmota f (plural marmotas)

1. marmot
2. groundhog (ellipsis of marmota canadiense.)

Derived terms

• dormir como una marmota
• marmota canadiense

 

Further reading

• “marmota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10