murmento

Old High German

Alternative forms

murmunto, muremento

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūris montānus, from mūris (“mouse”) +‎ montānus (“of the mountain”).

Noun

murmento m

marmot

Declension

Declension of **murmento** (masculine n-stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	murmento	murmenton, murmentun
accusative	murmenton, murmentun	murmenton, murmentun
genitive	murmenten, murmentin	murmentōno
dative	murmenten, murmentin	murmentōm, murmentōn

Derived terms

Middle High German: murmende
- Alemannic German: Murmende
⇒ Old High German: *murmuntīn (possibly attested as murmenti)
- Middle High German: mürmendīn, murmendīn
  - Alemannic German: Murmetli
  - Bavarian: Murmentel
    - ⇒ Bavarian: (clipping) Mentl
  - ⇒ Middle High German: (folk-etymology) murmeltier
    - German: Murmeltier
      - ⇒ German: (backformation) Murmel
      - → Cimbrian: murmeltier
      - → Danish: murmeldyr (calque)
        → Icelandic: múrmeldýr
      - → Dutch: mormeldier (calque)
    - → Middle Low German: murmeldêrte (calque)