hamster

== English == === Alternative forms === hampster (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from German Hamster (see for etymology). Displaced earlier term German rat. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/ === Noun === hamster (plural hamsters) Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research. Any of various 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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cornish: hamster → Japanese: ハムスター (hamusutā) → Korean: 햄스터 (haemseuteo) → Scottish Gaelic: hamstair → Tagalog: hamster → Thai: แฮมสเตอร์ (hɛms-dtə̂ə) → Turkish: hamster ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== gerbil guinea pig mouse rat === Verb === hamster (third-person singular simple present hamsters, present participle hamstering, simple past and past participle hamstered) (ambitransitive) To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches. Synonym: stash ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === hamster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Golden hamster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia hamster in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell. === Anagrams === Amherst, harmest == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hamster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhamstɛɹ/ === Noun === hamster m (plural hamsters) hamster == Danish == === Etymology === From German Hamster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɑmˀsd̥ɐ] === Noun === hamster c (singular definite hamsteren, plural indefinite hamstere) a hamster ==== Declension ==== === References === “hamster” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɑmstər/ Hyphenation: ham‧ster === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Hamster. ==== Noun ==== hamster m (plural hamsters, diminutive hamstertje n) hamster ===== Derived terms ===== dwerghamster goudhamster hamsterbal hamsteren hamstermolen ===== Descendants ===== → Papiamentu: hamster === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== hamster inflection of hamsteren: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Hamster and ultimately of Balto-Slavic origin. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /am.stɛʁ/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /am.stɚ/ === Noun === hamster m (plural hamsters) hamster === Further reading === “hamster”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Verb === hamster singular imperative of hamstern == Middle High German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German hamustro. === Noun === hamster m hamster ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Central Franconian: Hunsrik: Hamster German: Hamster→ Catalan: hàmster→ English: hamster, hampster (obsolete)→ Cornish: hamster→ Japanese: ハムスター (hamusutā)→ Korean: 햄스터 (haemseuteo)→ Scottish Gaelic: hamstair→ Tagalog: hamster→ Thai: แฮมสเตอร์ (hɛms-dtə̂ə)→ Turkish: hamster→ Danish: hamster→ Dutch: hamster→ Papiamentu: hamster→ French: hamster→ Luxembourgish: Hamster→ Norwegian Bokmål: hamster→ Norwegian Nynorsk: hamster→ Portuguese: hamster→ Romanian: hamster→ Swedish: hamster === References === Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “hamster”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From German Hamster. === 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 === From German Hamster. === Noun === hamster m (definite singular hamsteren, indefinite plural hamsterar, definite plural hamsterane) a hamster === References === “hamster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === hámster (Portugal) hâmster (Brazil) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Hamster and ultimately of Balto-Slavic origin. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hamster m (plural hamsters) hamster (small, short-tailed European rodent) === Further reading === “hamster”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “hámster”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “hámster”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “hamster”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “hamster”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Hamster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈham.ster/ === Noun === hamster m (plural hamsteri) hamster ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Hamster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxamsteɾ/ [ˈxãms.t̪eɾ] Rhymes: -amsteɾ Syllabification: hams‧ter === Noun === hamster m (plural hamsters) alternative form of hámster ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “hamster”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation] == Swedish == === Etymology === From German Hamster and ultimately of Balto-Slavic origin. === Noun === hamster c hamster ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === hamster in Svensk ordbok (SO) hamster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) hamster in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) Svensk MeSH == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hamster. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhamsteɾ/ [ˈhams.t̪ɛɾ] Rhymes: -amsteɾ Syllabification: hams‧ter === Noun === hamster (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔) hamster == Turkish == === Etymology === From English hamster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɑm.s(ɯ)tæɾ] Hyphenation: hams‧ter === Noun === hamster (definite accusative hamsteri, plural hamsterler) hamster ==== Declension ====