cavia

See also: Cavia, cávia, and çavia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cávia or New Latin cavia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːviˌjaː/

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• Hyphenation: ca‧via

Noun

cavia f (plural cavia's, diminutive caviaatje n)

1. guinea pig, Cavia porcellus

   Synonym: zeevarken

Derived terms

• caviapolitie
• huiscavia

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin Cavia, from Old Galician-Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat”), from Old Tupi saujá. Compare Portuguese sauiá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.vja/
• Rhymes: -avja
• Hyphenation: cà‧via

Noun

cavia f (plural cavie)

1. guinea pig (rodent)

   Synonym: porcellino d'India

2. guinea pig (experimental subject)

   fare da/la cavia ― be the (experimental) guinea pig

Further reading

• cavia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• cavai, vacai

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.u̯i.a/, [ˈkäu̯iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.vi.a/, [ˈkäːviä]

Noun

cavia f (genitive caviae); first declension

1. intestine(s) (of animals)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cavia	caviae
Genitive	caviae	caviārum
Dative	caviae	caviīs
Accusative	caviam	caviās
Ablative	caviā	caviīs
Vocative	cavia	caviae