squirrel
English
/ˈskwɪɹl̩/, /ˈskwɝl/, /ˈskwɪɹəl/
noun
Definitions
- Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.
- (Scientology) A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.
- One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English squirel derived from esquirel derived from Old French escurel derived from Latin *scūriolus, sciūrus (squirrel) derived from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (squirrel).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σκίουρος
Gloss
squirrel
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antisquirrel English
- fish English
- sciurine English
- squirrel-proof English
- squirrelable English
- squirrelcide English
- squirreldom English
- squirrelfish English
- squirrelish English
- squirrellike English
- squirrelly English
- squirrelproof English
- squirreltail English
- squirrely English
- tail English
- *sciurolus Latin
- *scuriatus Latin
- *scūriolus Latin
- *scūriātus Latin
- *squirus Latin
- sciurus Latin
- sciūrus Latin
- scuriolus Latin
- Hamster German
- Hamsterkauf German
- hamstern German
- hamsteren Dutch, Flemish
- écureuil French
- σκίουρος Ancient Greek
- hamstra Swedish
- squirel Middle English
- hamstre Danish
- escurel Old French
- սկյուռ Armenian
- σκίουρος Greek (modern)
- êtchutheu Norman
- hamsteren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- escureul Middle French
- skwiril Maltese
- esquirel xno
- Gschwarl Pennsylvania German