opossum

== English == === Etymology === From Powhatan aposoum (“white animal”), from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa (“white dog”); compare Ojibwe waabasim (“white dog”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpɒsəm/ (US) enPR: ə-päsʹəm, IPA(key): /əˈpɑsəm/ or in abbreviated form like possum, as /ˈpɑsəm/ Hyphenation: o‧pos‧sum === Noun === opossum (plural opossums) Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia. ==== Synonyms ==== didelphid possum (US) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: opòssum → Finnish: opossumi → Irish: apasam → Welsh: oposwm ==== Translations ==== === See also === yapok === References === === Further reading === “opossum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Didelphidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Didelphidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Corsican == === Etymology === Borrowed from English opossum, from Powhatan aposoum (“white animal”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈposːum/ === Noun === opossum m (plural opossi) opossum === References === “opossum” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English opossum, from Powhatan aposoum (“white animal”), from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa (“white dog”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌoːˈpɔ.sʏm/ Hyphenation: opos‧sum === Noun === opossum m (plural opossums, diminutive opossumpje n) opossum, marsupial of the family Didelphidae Synonym: buidelrat == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.pɔ.sɔm/ === Noun === opossum m (plural opossums) opossum Synonyms: sarigue; (Louisiana) rat de bois === Further reading === “opossum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012