Murmeltier

• Murmel n (informal backformation)

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊrməlˌtiːr/, [ˈmʊʁ.məlˌti(ː)ɐ̯], [ˈmʊɐ̯-], [-ml̩-]

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Murmeltier n (strong, genitive Murmeltiers or Murmeltieres, plural Murmeltiere)

1. marmot

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• Waldmurmeltier

• → Cimbrian: murmeltier

• “Murmeltier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Murmeltier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Murmeltier” in Duden online