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jument

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English jument, from Anglo-Norman jument or directly from Latin iūmentum.

Noun

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jument (plural juments)

  1. (obsolete) An animal, especially a beast of burden.
    • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: [], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: [] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:
      That men should feed on such a kinde of meat, / Which very juments would refuse to eat.

Synonyms

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  • (beast of burden): aver

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin iūmentum. Documented since 1413. Doublet of jumenta and also etymology 2.

Noun

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jument m (plural juments)

  1. beast of burden
Usage notes
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Now rare outside of the eastern Pyrenean zone.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French jument, from Latin iūmentum.

Noun

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jument f (plural juments) (Northern)

  1. mare, female horse

References

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  • “jument” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French jument.

Noun

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jument (ORB, broad)

  1. female horse, mare
    Synonyms: cavala, èga
    Coordinate term: chevâl m

References

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  • jument in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

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  • ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France[1] [Linguistic Atlas of France] – map 736: “jument” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr

French

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Etymology

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From Old French jument, from Latin iūmentum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒy.mɑ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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jument f (plural juments)

  1. mare (female horse)
    Synonym: cavale

Descendants

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  • Catalan: jument
  • Franco-Provençal: jument

Further reading

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Anglo-Norman jument or directly from Latin iūmentum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiu̯ˈmɛnt/, /ˈd͡ʒiu̯mɛnt/

Noun

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jument (rare)

  1. beast of burden

Descendants

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References

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin iūmentum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jument oblique singularf (oblique plural jumenz or jumentz, nominative singular jument, nominative plural jumenz or jumentz)

  1. beast of burden
  2. mare (female horse)

Descendants

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References

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