écureuil
common nounproper noun
Syllable Decomposition
écureuilcomes from various attested forms: escuriuel and escuriax (12th century); escurel and escuiroil (14th century). From Vulgar Latin scūrĭōlus, a diminutive of the Latin sciurus, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skiouros), composed of σκιά (skia, 'shade') and οὐρά (oura, 'tail'), because this animal is capable of making shade for itself with its tail.
Definitions
- animaux
- papillons
Plural
écureuils
Hyperonyms
mammifèrerongeur
Translations
german:Hörnchen
english:squirrel
arabic:سنجاب
chinese:栗鼠
korean:다람쥐
danish:egern
spanish:ardilla
finnish:orava
greek:σκίουρος
hebrew:סנאי
italian:scoiattolo
japanese:リス
dutch:eekhoorntje
polish:wiewiórka
portuguese:serelepe
russian:белка
swedish:ekorre
turkish:sincap
ukrainian:білка