Frettchen

German

Etymology

Diminutive of an obsolete simplex frett, which is borrowed via Middle Dutch furet, fret from Old French furet, +‎ -chen. Compare modern Dutch fret.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁɛtçən/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. ferret (the mammal Mustela putorius furo)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “Frettchen” in Duden online
  • “Frettchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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