Danish

Noun

marsvin n (singular definite marsvinet, plural indefinite marsvin)

1. guinea pig
2. porpoise

Inflection

Synonyms

• (porpoise): tumler

External links

• marsvin on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Marsvin (gnaver) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Marsvin (hval) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

marsvin

Etymology

From German Meerschwein ‎(“porpoise, guinea pig”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maːr.sviːn/, [ˈmaːʂ.ˌʂviːn]

Noun

marsvin n ‎(definite singular marsvinet, indefinite plural marsvin, definite plural marsvina or marsvinene)

1. a guinea pig (rodent)

References

“marsvin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Meerschwein ‎(“porpoise, guinea pig”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maːr.sviːn/, [ˈmaːʂ.ˌʂviːn]

Noun

marsvin n ‎(definite singular marsvinet, indefinite plural marsvin, definite plural marsvina)

1. a guinea pig (rodent)

References

“marsvin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse marsvín.

Noun

marsvin n

1. a guinea pig (rodent)

Declension