chomik
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from East Slavic, from Old East Slavic хомѣкъ (xoměkŭ), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāmjas (compare Latvian kāmis (“hamster”), Lithuanian kãmas (“rat”)).[1] See further at Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chomik m animal (female equivalent chomiczka, diminutive chomiczek)
- hamster (any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae)
- Hypernym: gryzoń
Declension[edit]
Declension of chomik
Derived terms[edit]
adjectives
noun
verb
Noun[edit]
chomik m pers
- (by extension, colloquial) hoarder (one who hoards)
Declension[edit]
Declension of chomik
References[edit]
- ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 212
Further reading[edit]
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