אוגר

Hebrew

Root
א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r)
7 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ʔ)o.ˈɡeʀ/

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Noun

אוֹגֵר • (ogér, ʼо̄ḡēr) m (plural indefinite אוֹגְרִים, feminine counterpart אוֹגֶרֶת)

1. hoarder
2. hamster