"Murmeltier" meaning in German

See Murmeltier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmʊrməlˌtiːr/, [ˈmʊʁ.məlˌti(ː)ɐ̯], [ˈmʊɐ̯-], [-ml̩-] Audio: De-Murmeltier.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German murmeltier (14th c.), folk-etymological alteration as murmeln (“to murmur”) + Tier (“animal”) of older murmendīn, from Old High German murmunto (probably through a diminutive *murmuntīn), from Latin mūrem montis (accusative, literally “mountain rat”). Compare English marmot. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|murmeltier}} Middle High German murmeltier, {{com|de|murmeln|Tier|t1=to murmur|t2=animal}} murmeln (“to murmur”) + Tier (“animal”), {{der|de|goh|murmento|murmunto}} Old High German murmunto, {{der|de|la|mūrem montis|lit=mountain rat|pos=accusative}} Latin mūrem montis (accusative, literally “mountain rat”), {{cog|en|marmot}} English marmot Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s:es}} Murmeltier n (strong, genitive Murmeltiers or Murmeltieres, plural Murmeltiere) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s:es}} Forms: Murmeltiers [genitive], Murmeltieres [genitive], Murmeltiere [plural], strong [table-tags], Murmeltier [nominative, singular], Murmeltiere [definite, nominative, plural], Murmeltiers [genitive, singular], Murmeltieres [genitive, singular], Murmeltiere [definite, genitive, plural], Murmeltier [dative, singular], Murmeltiere [dative, singular], Murmeltieren [dative, definite, plural], Murmeltier [accusative, singular], Murmeltiere [accusative, definite, plural], Murmel [alternative]
  1. marmot Tags: neuter, strong Hyponyms: Waldmurmeltier
    Sense id: en-Murmeltier-de-noun--8xOGoMM Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Squirrels

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "cim",
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    },
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        "t2": "animal"
      },
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      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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        "lit": "mountain rat",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin mūrem montis (accusative, literally “mountain rat”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "marmot"
      },
      "expansion": "English marmot",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German murmeltier (14th c.), folk-etymological alteration as murmeln (“to murmur”) + Tier (“animal”) of older murmendīn, from Old High German murmunto (probably through a diminutive *murmuntīn), from Latin mūrem montis (accusative, literally “mountain rat”). Compare English marmot.",
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    {
      "form": "Murmeltiers",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Murmeltieres",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Murmeltiere",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Murmeltier",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "Murmeltieren",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Murmeltier",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Murmeltiere",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Murmel",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Squirrels",
          "orig": "de:Squirrels",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to sleep soundly",
          "text": "schlafen wie ein Murmeltier",
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          "marmot"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmʊrməlˌtiːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʊʁ.məlˌti(ː)ɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʊɐ̯-]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[-ml̩-]"
    },
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    },
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "mūrem montis",
        "lit": "mountain rat",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      "form": "Murmeltiere",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "singular"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Murmel",
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    }
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Latin",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms with usage examples",
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          "text": "schlafen wie ein Murmeltier",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʊrməlˌtiːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʊʁ.məlˌti(ː)ɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʊɐ̯-]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[-ml̩-]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Murmeltier"
}

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