conj · name · noun · prep · verb · 24 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdrą Frankish *fōdrbor. Anglo-Norman fuerrebor. Middle English furre English fur From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“case; sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) (compare Old English fōdor (“sheaf”), Dutch voering (“lining”), German Futter (“lining”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr, “sheath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh2-, *poh2- (“to protect”) (compare Lithuanian piemuō (“protection”), Ancient Greek πῶῠ̈ (pôŭ̈, “flock”), πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Northern Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”). The verb is from Middle English furren, from Anglo-Norman furrer, forrer, fourrer (“to line, stuff, fill”), from the noun.
Across languages
Translations
201 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
gëzof
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Aleut:
chngax̂
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Arabic:
فَرْو
(farw)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Armenian:
մորթի
(mortʻi)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Asturian:
pelleyu
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Asturian:
pelleya
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Azerbaijani:
xəz
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Belarusian:
мех
(mjex)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Belarusian:
фу́тра
(fútra)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Belarusian:
поўсць
(powscʹ)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Belarusian:
поўсьць
(powsʹcʹ)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Belarusian:
шэрсць
(šerscʹ)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Belarusian:
шэрсьць
(šersʹcʹ)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Belarusian:
шку́ра
(škúra)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Bulgarian:
ко́зина
(kózina)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Burmese:
အမွေး
(a.mwe:)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Chinese Cantonese:
毛皮
(mou4 pei4)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Chinese Mandarin:
毛皮
(máopí)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Czech:
srst
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Danish:
pels
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Dutch:
bont
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Dutch:
pels
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Dutch:
vacht
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Esperanto:
(kruda) felo
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Estonian:
karvastik
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Estonian:
kasukas
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Finnish:
turkki
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Finnish:
karva
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
French:
fourrure
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Galician:
pelaxe
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Georgian:
ბეწვი
(bec̣vi)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
German:
Fell
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
German:
Pelz
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
German:
Behaarung
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Greek:
γούνα
(goúna)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Mbya Guarani:
ague
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Hebrew:
פרווה
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Hebrew:
פַּרְוָה
(parvá)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Hindi:
रोआँ
(roā̃)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Hindi:
ऊर्णाजिन
(ūrṇājin)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Hindi:
पशम
(paśam)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Hungarian:
szőrme
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Hungarian:
prém
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Hungarian:
bunda
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Icelandic:
loðskinn
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Indonesian:
bulu
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Ingrian:
šuuba
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Ingrian:
pövvy
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Irish:
fionnadh
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Irish:
clúmh
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Italian:
pelliccia
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Italian:
vello
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Japanese:
毛皮
(kegawa)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Kazakh:
тері
(terı)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Kazakh:
мех
(mex)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Kazakh:
жүн
(jün)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Khmer:
រោម
(room)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Khmer:
លោម
(loom)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Korean:
모피
(mopi)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Northern Kurdish:
kurk
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Kyrgyz:
мех
(meh)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Kyrgyz:
жүн
(jün)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Lao:
ຂົນ
(khon)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Latvian:
kažokāda
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Latvian:
kažoks
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Lithuanian:
kailis
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Livonian:
kōskõ
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Macedonian:
крзно
(krzno)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Malay:
bulu
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Mongolian:
үс
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Mongolian:
арьс
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Nepali:
रौँ
(ra͠u)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Nepali:
झुस्
(jhus)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Nepali:
भुत्ला
(bhutlā)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Nepali:
भुवा
(bhuwā)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Norwegian Bokmål:
pels
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Norwegian Nynorsk:
pels
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Pashto:
پوست
(post)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Iranian Persian:
خَز
(xaz)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Iranian Persian:
کُرْک
(kork)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Iranian Persian:
پَت
(pat)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Iranian Persian:
پوسْت
(pust)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Iranian Persian:
پَشْم
(pašm)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Plautdietsch:
Fal
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Plautdietsch:
Pelz
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Polish:
futro
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Polish:
sierść
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Portuguese:
pelo
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Portuguese:
pelagem
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Romanian:
blană
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Russian:
мех
(mex)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Russian:
шерсть
(šerstʹ)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Russian:
шку́ра
(škúra)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Scottish Gaelic:
bian
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Scottish Gaelic:
feannadh
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Serbo-Croatian:
кр́зно
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Serbo-Croatian:
kŕzno
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Slovak:
srsť
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Slovene:
krzno
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Spanish:
pelo
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Spanish:
pelaje
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Swahili:
unyoya
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Swedish:
päls
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Tajik:
пашм
(pašm)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Tajik:
пӯст
(püst)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Tajik:
курк
(kurk)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Tajik:
хаз
(xaz)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Tewa:
phó
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Thai:
ขน
(kǒn)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Tok Pisin:
gras
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Turkish:
kürk
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Turkish:
post
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Ottoman Turkish:
كورك
(kürk)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Turkmen:
sütük
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Ukrainian:
хутро́
(xutró)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Ukrainian:
ху́тро
(xútro)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Ukrainian:
шерсть
(šerstʹ)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Urdu:
سَمُور
(samūr)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Urdu:
پَشَم
(paśam)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Uyghur:
يۇڭ
(yung)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Uyghur:
تۈك
(tük)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Uyghur:
تېرە
(tëre)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Uzbek:
teri
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Uzbek:
jun
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Vietnamese:
lông
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Volapük:
pläd
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Welsh:
blew
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Yiddish:
פּעלץ
(pelts)
— hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
Arabic:
مِعْطَف
(miʕṭaf)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Arabic:
ثَوْبٌ مُفَرًّى
(ṯawbun mufarran)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Armenian:
մորթի
(mortʻi)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Bulgarian:
ко́жа
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Czech:
kožešina
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Danish:
pels
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Dutch:
pels
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Dutch:
vacht
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Esperanto:
pelto
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Esperanto:
peltaĵo
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Finnish:
nahka
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Finnish:
talja
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Finnish:
turkis
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
German:
Pelz
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Irish:
bian
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Italian:
pelliccia
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Kazakh:
мех
(mex)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Kyrgyz:
мех
(meh)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Mongolian:
ангийн арьсан хувцас
(angiin arʹsan xuvcas)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Mongolian:
нэхий
(nexii)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Iranian Persian:
خَز
(xaz)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Plautdietsch:
Pelz
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Polish:
futro
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Portuguese:
pele
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Romanian:
blană
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Russian:
мех
(mex)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Russian:
пушни́на
(pušnína)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Scottish Gaelic:
bian
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Serbo-Croatian:
кр́зно
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Serbo-Croatian:
kŕzno
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Slovene:
krzno
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Spanish:
piel
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Swahili:
unyoya
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Swedish:
päls
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Ottoman Turkish:
كورك
(kürk)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Yiddish:
פֿוטער
(futer)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Yiddish:
פּעלץ
(pelts)
— hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
Belarusian:
футра
(futra)
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Bulgarian:
кожа
(koža)
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Dutch:
bont
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Dutch:
pels
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Esperanto:
pelto
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Esperanto:
peltaĵo
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Finnish:
turkis
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Finnish:
karva
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Finnish:
talja
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
German:
Pelz
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Mongolian:
үс
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Mongolian:
арьс
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Norwegian Bokmål:
pelsverk
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
pelsverk
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Russian:
мех
(mex)
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Scottish Gaelic:
bian
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Scottish Gaelic:
feannadh
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Swahili:
unyoya
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Volapük:
pläd
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Yiddish:
פֿוטער
(futer)
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
Yiddish:
פּעלץ
(pelts)
— pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
