Meaning of Ermine | Babel Free
ˈɜːmɪnDefinitions
- A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.
- The white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes.
- The office of a judge.
- The fur of this animal, used as a heraldic tincture: a white field with a repeating pattern of stylized black spots.
- Any of various moths, especially in the family Yponomeutidae
Equivalents
Беларуская
гарнастай
Bosanski
as
Català
ermini
Cymraeg
carlwm
Ελληνικά
ερμίνα
Esperanto
ermeno
Español
armiño
Eesti
karp
فارسی
قاقم
Galego
armiño
Hrvatski
as
Magyar
hermelin
Íslenska
hreysiköttur
日本語
おこじょ
ქართული
ყარყუმი
Қазақша
ақкіс
한국어
북방족제비
Lietuvių
šermuonėlis
Latviešu
sermulis
Nederlands
hermelijn
Polski
gronostaj
Português
arminho
Русский
горностай
Slovenščina
hermelin
Српски
as
Tagalog
arminyo
Українська
горностай
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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