vison

vison

See also: Vison and visón

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin, from French.

Noun

vison

  1. Used as a specific epithet; mink.

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
French visonbor.
English vison

    Borrowed from French vison (“mink”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪsən/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aɪsən

    Noun

    vison (plural visons)

    1. An American mink (Neogale vison).

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    French

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old French vison, of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from a Germanic source such as Frankish *wisulā (compare Old High German wisula (“weasel”).[1] (An alternative suggestion that the term derives from Old High German wisunt (“bison”)[2] is semantically implausible.)

    Alternatively, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *viso, Latin visio (“to fart”), vissio (“stench”), in reference to their scent glands (near the anus).[3]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    vison m (plural visons)

    1. mink

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Catalan: visó
    • → English: vison
    • → Galician: visón
    • → Greek: βιζόν n (vizón)
    • → Italian: visone
    • → Piedmontese: vison
    • → Portuguese: visom
    • → Spanish: visón

    References

    1. ^ “vison”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.)
    2. ^ Edward A. Roberts, Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish
    3. ^ “vison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

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    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: vi‧son

    Noun

    vison m (plural visons)

    1. alternative form of visom

    Further reading

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