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אוגר

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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The “hamster” sense was coined by zoologist Israel Aharoni, a pioneer of hamster research and domestication, sometime in or around 1930.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /(ʔ)o.ˈɡeʁ/
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Noun

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אוֹגֵר (ogér, ʼо̄ḡērm (plural indefinite אוֹגְרִים, singular construct אוֹגֵר־, feminine counterpart אוֹגֶרֶת)

  1. hoarder
  2. hamster

Declension

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References

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  • אוגר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "אוגר" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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