Phrase guide

least weasel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈliːst ˈwiːz(ə)l/
  • General-American: /ˈlist ˈwiz(ə)l/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːzəl

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noun

Meaning 1

The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From least + weasel, from the fact that it is the smallest member of its genus.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: cuuy — Mustela nivalis
  • Albanian: nuse e lalës — Mustela nivalis
  • Albanian: nuselalë — Mustela nivalis
  • Albanian: bukël — Mustela nivalis
  • Albanian: nusëz — Mustela nivalis
  • Albanian: nusël — Mustela nivalis
  • Albanian: bishtafurkë — Mustela nivalis
  • Armenian: աքիս (akʻis) — Mustela nivalis
  • Basque: erbinude — Mustela nivalis
  • Belarusian: ла́ска (láska) — Mustela nivalis
  • Breton: kaerell — Mustela nivalis
  • Bulgarian: невестулка (nevestulka) — Mustela nivalis
  • Catalan: mostela — Mustela nivalis
  • Czech: lasice — Mustela nivalis
  • Czech: kolčava — Mustela nivalis
  • Danish: brud — Mustela nivalis
  • Dutch: wezel — Mustela nivalis
  • Esperanto: mustelo — Mustela nivalis
  • Estonian: nirk — Mustela nivalis
  • Finnish: lumikko — Mustela nivalis
  • French: belette — Mustela nivalis
  • West-Frisian: wezeling — Mustela nivalis
  • Friulian: bilite — Mustela nivalis
  • Galician: donicela — Mustela nivalis
  • Galician: denociña — Mustela nivalis
  • Georgian: დედოფალა (dedopala) — Mustela nivalis
  • Georgian: სინდიოფალა (sindiopala) — Mustela nivalis
  • German: Wiesel — Mustela nivalis
  • Greek: νυφίτσα (nyfítsa) — Mustela nivalis
  • Hungarian: menyét — Mustela nivalis
  • Icelandic: hreysiköttur — Mustela nivalis
  • Icelandic: vesla — Mustela nivalis
  • Irish: bláthnaid ghallda — Mustela nivalis
  • Italian: donnola — Mustela nivalis
  • Japanese: イイズナ — Mustela nivalis
  • Korean: 무산쇠족제비 (musansoejokjebi) — Mustela nivalis
  • Central Kurdish: بانبانک (banbank) — Mustela nivalis
  • Central Kurdish: ڕِزق (rizq) — Mustela nivalis
  • Northern Kurdish: banevank — Mustela nivalis
  • Ladin: belora — Mustela nivalis
  • Latvian: zebiekste — Mustela nivalis
  • Lithuanian: žebenkštis — Mustela nivalis
  • Macedonian: невестулка (nevestulka) — Mustela nivalis
  • Maltese: ballottra — Mustela nivalis
  • Navajo: dlǫ́ʼii yázhí — Mustela nivalis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: snømus — Mustela nivalis
  • Occitan: mostèla — Mustela nivalis
  • Occitan: polida — Mustela nivalis
  • Polish: łasica — Mustela nivalis
  • Portuguese: doninha — Mustela nivalis
  • Romani: boriori — Mustela nivalis
  • Romanian: nevăstuică — Mustela nivalis
  • Romansh: mustaila — Mustela nivalis
  • Russian: ла́ска (láska) — Mustela nivalis
  • Sardinian: bucca de mele — Mustela nivalis
  • Sardinian: bucchemeli — Mustela nivalis
  • Scottish Gaelic: neas bheag — Mustela nivalis
  • Serbo-Croatian: ла̀сица — Mustela nivalis
  • Serbo-Croatian: làsica — Mustela nivalis
  • Slovak: lasica — Mustela nivalis
  • Slovene: podlasica — Mustela nivalis
  • Lower Sorbian: łasyca — Mustela nivalis
  • Lower Sorbian: łasycka — Mustela nivalis
  • Upper Sorbian: kohlica — Mustela nivalis
  • Spanish: mostela — Mustela nivalis
  • Swedish: vessla — Mustela nivalis
  • Lower Tanana: chesrga — Mustela nivalis
  • Turkish: gelincik — Mustela nivalis
  • Ukrainian: ласиця (lasycja) — Mustela nivalis
  • Welsh: bronwen — Mustela nivalis
  • Welsh: gwenci — Mustela nivalis