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Hamster
HAM'STER
,Noun.
Definition 2025
Hamster
hamster
hamster
English
a dwarf hamster
Alternative forms
Noun
hamster (plural hamsters)
- Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
- especially, the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, and the dwarf hamsters of genus Phodopus, often kept as a pets and used in scientific research.
- It is the cutest sight to see a hamster stuff his puffy cheeks with food; where is it going to store it?
- Other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, Lophiomys imhausi, mouse-like hamsters of genus Calomyscus, and the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus).
Synonyms
- (golden hamster): Syrian hamster
Derived terms
Translations
small, short-tailed European rodent
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Anagrams
References
- ↑ Ernst Fraenkel, Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, I-II (Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1962-1965), 212.
- ↑ Wolfgang Pfeifer, ed., Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen, s.v. “Hamster” (Munich: Deutscher Taschenbucher Vertrag, 2005).
- ↑ C.T. Onions, ed., Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, s.v. “hamster” (Oxford: Oxford UP, 1996), 425.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑmstər/
Noun
hamster m (plural hamsters, diminutive hamstertje n)
Verb
hamster
French
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /am.stɛʁ/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /am.stɚ/
Noun
hamster m (plural hamsters)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
hamster m (definite singular hamsteren, indefinite plural hamstere or hamstre or hamstrer, definite plural hamsterne or hamstrene)
- a hamster
References
- “hamster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
hamster m (definite singular hamsteren, indefinite plural hamsterar, definite plural hamsterane)
- a hamster
References
- “hamster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Noun
hamster m (plural hamsters or hamsteres (rare))
- hamster (small, short-tailed European rodent)
Swedish
Noun
hamster c
- a hamster
Declension
Declension of hamster
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | hamster | hamstern | hamstrar | hamstrarna |
| genitive | hamsters | hamsterns | hamstrars | hamstrarnas |
Related terms
References
- hamster in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
Turkish
Etymology
From English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hamsteɾ]
- Hyphenation: hams‧ter
Noun
hamster (definite accusative hamsteri, plural hamsterler)
Declension
declension of hamster
possessive forms of hamster
| benim (my) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | hamsterim | hamsterlerim |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | hamsterimi | hamsterlerimi |
| dative (yönelme) | hamsterime | hamsterlerime |
| locative (bulunma) | hamsterimde | hamsterlerimde |
| ablative (çıkma) | hamsterimden | hamsterlerimden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | hamsterimin | hamsterlerimin |
| senin (your) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | hamsterin | hamsterlerin |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | hamsterini | hamsterlerini |
| dative (yönelme) | hamsterine | hamsterlerine |
| locative (bulunma) | hamsterinde | hamsterlerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | hamsterinden | hamsterlerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | hamsterinin | hamsterlerinin |
| onun (her/his/its) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | hamsteri | hamsterleri |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | hamsterini | hamsterlerini |
| dative (yönelme) | hamsterine | hamsterlerine |
| locative (bulunma) | hamsterinde | hamsterlerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | hamsterinden | hamsterlerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | hamsterinin | hamsterlerinin |
| bizim (our) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | hamsterimiz | hamsterlerimiz |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | hamsterimizi | hamsterlerimizi |
| dative (yönelme) | hamsterimize | hamsterlerimize |
| locative (bulunma) | hamsterimizde | hamsterlerimizde |
| ablative (çıkma) | hamsterimizden | hamsterlerimizden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | hamsterimizin | hamsterlerimizin |
| sizin (your) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | hamsteriniz | hamsterleriniz |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | hamsterinizi | hamsterlerinizi |
| dative (yönelme) | hamsterinize | hamsterlerinize |
| locative (bulunma) | hamsterinizde | hamsterlerinizde |
| ablative (çıkma) | hamsterinizden | hamsterlerinizden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | hamsterinizin | hamsterlerinizin |
| onların (their) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | hamsterleri | hamsterleri |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | hamsterlerini | hamsterlerini |
| dative (yönelme) | hamsterlerine | hamsterlerine |
| locative (bulunma) | hamsterlerinde | hamsterlerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | hamsterlerinden | hamsterlerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | hamsterlerinin | hamsterlerinin |