hamster

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Verb 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 4 Swedish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Related terms

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From German Hamster, itself from Old High German hamustro, from Old Russian choměstrǔ, a blend of the root of Russian khomiak 'hamster' and Baltic (cf. Lithuanian staras 'hamster').

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• IPA: /'hæmstəɽ/
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hamster (plural hamsters)

1. A small, short-tailed European rodent, Cricetus frumentarius, often kept as a pet. It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations.

   It is the cutest sight to see a hamster stuff his puffy cheeks with food; where is it going to store it?

2. (zoology) Any of various Old-world rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.

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• gerbil
• guinea pig
• mouse
• rat

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hamster (plural hamsters, diminutive hamstertje, diminutive plural hamstertjes) m.

1. hamster

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hamster

1. present simple and imperative form of the derived verb hamsteren

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• SAMPA: /amstER/ (h aspiré)

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hamster m. (plural hamsters)

1. hamster

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Inflection for hamster	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	hamster	hamstern	hamstrar	hamstrarna
Possessive form	hamsters	hamsterns	hamstrars	hamstrarnas

hamster c.

1. a hamster

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• hamstra