belette

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

belette

1. inflection of beletten:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive

French

belette

Etymology

From Old French belette. Derivable from belle (“pretty”) ‎ -ette (diminutive ending). Compare Franco-Provençal belèta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.lɛt/

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Noun

belette f (plural belettes)

1. weasel (specifically, the least weasel)

Descendants

• → Corsican: bellula, beddula (calque)

References

• “belette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.