chinchilla

See also: Chinchilla

English

A domestic chinchilla

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃɪnˈtʃɪlə/
• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Noun

chinchilla (countable and uncountable, plural chinchillas)

1. (countable) Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
   • 2004, Jamie Huggins, Chinchillas - from Pets to Profession, page 3,

     It's important to put a lot of thought into owning a chinchilla since they have a considerably long lifespan of 10 to 20 years.

     Chinchillas are most widely known for their exceptional fur coat.

   • 2008, Jeff Wyatt, Chapter 17: Anesthesia and Analgesia in Other Mammals, Richard E. Fish, Marilyn J. Brown, Peggy J. Danneman, Alicia Z. Karas (editors), Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals, page 469,

     Chinchillas inhabit high elevations (3,000–5,000m) of the Chilean Andes Mountains. The chinchillas kept as pet or research animals in North America are all descendents^[sic] of 13 founders wild caught in 1927.

   • 2009, Ron E. Banks, Julie M. Sharp, Sonia D. Doss, Deborah A. Vanderford, Exotic Small Mammal Care and Husbandry, page 125,

     Chinchillas are long-lived rodents that are native to South America, primarily Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. The chinchilla is a hystricomorph (hedgehoglike) rodent closely related to guinea pigs, porcupines, and agoutis (Hrapkiewicz et al., 1998).

2. (uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.
3. A variety of Persian cat with white fur and green eyes.

Derived terms

• long-tailed chinchilla ()
• short-tailed chinchilla (, syn. )

Translations

rodent

• Bulgarian: чинчила f (činčila)
• Catalan: xinxilla f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毛絲鼠／毛丝鼠 (máosīshǔ), 毛丝鼠 (máosīshǔ), 絨鼠／绒鼠 (zh) (róngshǔ), 绒鼠 (zh) (róngshǔ), 龍貓／龙猫 (zh) (lóngmāo), 龙猫 (zh) (lóngmāo), 栗鼠 (zh) (lìshǔ)

• Czech: činčila (cs) f
• Danish: chinchilla
• Dutch: chinchilla (nl) f or m
• Esperanto: ĉinĉilo
• Finnish: sinsilla (fi), tsintsilla
• French: chinchilla (fr) m
• Galician: chinchilla f
• German: Chinchilla (de) f
• Greek: τσιντσιλά (el) (tsintsilá)
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• Hungarian: csincsilla (hu)
• Italian: cincillà (it) m
• Japanese: チンチラ (ja) (chinchira)
• Malay: cincila
• Navajo: dlǫ́ǫ́ʼ bitseetłʼooígíí
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: chinchilla m

  Nynorsk: chinchilla m

• Polish: szynszyla (pl) f
• Portuguese: chinchila m or f
• Quechua: chinchilla
• Romanian: șinșilă (ro) f, cincila (ro) f
• Russian: шинши́лла (ru) f (šinšílla)
• Spanish: chinchilla (es) f
• Swedish: chinchilla (sv) c

fur

• Dutch: chinchilla (nl) n
• Esperanto: ĉinĉilaĵo
• Finnish: tsintsilla
• French: chinchilla (fr)
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• German: Chinchilla (de) n
• Hungarian: csincsilla (hu)
• Italian: cincillà (it) m
• Russian: шинши́лла (ru) f (šinšílla)

See also

• viscacha

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Danish

Noun

chinchilla (singular definite chinchillaen, plural indefinite chinchillaer)

1. chinchilla

References

• “chinchilla” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: chin‧chil‧la

Noun

chinchilla f or n (plural chinchilla's, diminutive chinchillaatje n)

1. chinchilla f
2. chinchilla fur n

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Finnish

Alternative forms

• sinsilla
• tsintsilla

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ilːɑ

Noun

chinchilla

1. chinchilla

Declension

Inflection of chinchilla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		chinchilla	chinchillat
genitive		chinchillan	chinchillojen
partitive		chinchillaa	chinchilloja
illative		chinchillaan	chinchilloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		chinchilla	chinchillat
accusative	nom.	chinchilla	chinchillat
	gen.	chinchillan
genitive		chinchillan	chinchillojen chinchillain rare
partitive		chinchillaa	chinchilloja
inessive		chinchillassa	chinchilloissa
elative		chinchillasta	chinchilloista
illative		chinchillaan	chinchilloihin
adessive		chinchillalla	chinchilloilla
ablative		chinchillalta	chinchilloilta
allative		chinchillalle	chinchilloille
essive		chinchillana	chinchilloina
translative		chinchillaksi	chinchilloiksi
abessive		chinchillatta	chinchilloitta
instructive		—	chinchilloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of chinchilla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chinchillani chinchillani accusative nom. chinchillani chinchillani gen. chinchillani genitive chinchillani chinchillojeni chinchillaini rare partitive chinchillaani chinchillojani inessive chinchillassani chinchilloissani elative chinchillastani chinchilloistani illative chinchillaani chinchilloihini adessive chinchillallani chinchilloillani ablative chinchillaltani chinchilloiltani allative chinchillalleni chinchilloilleni essive chinchillanani chinchilloinani translative chinchillakseni chinchilloikseni abessive chinchillattani chinchilloittani instructive — — comitative — chinchilloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chinchillasi chinchillasi accusative nom. chinchillasi chinchillasi gen. chinchillasi genitive chinchillasi chinchillojesi chinchillaisi rare partitive chinchillaasi chinchillojasi inessive chinchillassasi chinchilloissasi elative chinchillastasi chinchilloistasi illative chinchillaasi chinchilloihisi adessive chinchillallasi chinchilloillasi ablative chinchillaltasi chinchilloiltasi allative chinchillallesi chinchilloillesi essive chinchillanasi chinchilloinasi translative chinchillaksesi chinchilloiksesi abessive chinchillattasi chinchilloittasi instructive — — comitative — chinchilloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chinchillamme chinchillamme accusative nom. chinchillamme chinchillamme gen. chinchillamme genitive chinchillamme chinchillojemme chinchillaimme rare partitive chinchillaamme chinchillojamme inessive chinchillassamme chinchilloissamme elative chinchillastamme chinchilloistamme illative chinchillaamme chinchilloihimme adessive chinchillallamme chinchilloillamme ablative chinchillaltamme chinchilloiltamme allative chinchillallemme chinchilloillemme essive chinchillanamme chinchilloinamme translative chinchillaksemme chinchilloiksemme abessive chinchillattamme chinchilloittamme instructive — — comitative — chinchilloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chinchillanne chinchillanne accusative nom. chinchillanne chinchillanne gen. chinchillanne genitive chinchillanne chinchillojenne chinchillainne rare partitive chinchillaanne chinchillojanne inessive chinchillassanne chinchilloissanne elative chinchillastanne chinchilloistanne illative chinchillaanne chinchilloihinne adessive chinchillallanne chinchilloillanne ablative chinchillaltanne chinchilloiltanne allative chinchillallenne chinchilloillenne essive chinchillananne chinchilloinanne translative chinchillaksenne chinchilloiksenne abessive chinchillattanne chinchilloittanne instructive — — comitative — chinchilloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative chinchillansa chinchillansa accusative nom. chinchillansa chinchillansa gen. chinchillansa genitive chinchillansa chinchillojensa chinchillainsa rare partitive chinchillaansa chinchillojaan chinchillojansa inessive chinchillassaan chinchillassansa chinchilloissaan chinchilloissansa elative chinchillastaan chinchillastansa chinchilloistaan chinchilloistansa illative chinchillaansa chinchilloihinsa adessive chinchillallaan chinchillallansa chinchilloillaan chinchilloillansa ablative chinchillaltaan chinchillaltansa chinchilloiltaan chinchilloiltansa allative chinchillalleen chinchillallensa chinchilloilleen chinchilloillensa essive chinchillanaan chinchillanansa chinchilloinaan chinchilloinansa translative chinchillakseen chinchillaksensa chinchilloikseen chinchilloiksensa abessive chinchillattaan chinchillattansa chinchilloittaan chinchilloittansa instructive — — comitative — chinchilloineen chinchilloinensa

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French

Etymology

From Spanish, from Aymara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛ̃.ʃi.la/

Noun

chinchilla m (plural chinchillas)

1. chinchilla (rodent)
2. (uncountable) chinchilla fur
3. chinchilla (cat)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Spanish chinchilla, from either Aymara or Quechua

Noun

chinchilla m (definite singular chinchillaen, indefinite plural chinchillaer, definite plural chinchillaene)

1. a chinchilla

References

• “chinchilla” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “chinchilla” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Spanish chinchilla, from either Aymara or Quechua

Noun

chinchilla m (definite singular chinchillaen, indefinite plural chinchillaer or chinchillaar, definite plural chinchillaene or chinchillaane)

1. a chinchilla

References

• “chinchilla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Aymara [Term?].

Pronunciation

•  

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃiʝa/ [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃiʝa/ [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃiʎa/ [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃiʃa/ [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃiʒa/ [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʒa]

Noun

chinchilla f (plural chinchillas)

1. chinchilla

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Swedish

Noun

chinchilla c

1. chinchilla

Declension

Declension of chinchilla
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	chinchilla	chinchillan	chinchillor	chinchillorna
Genitive	chinchillas	chinchillans	chinchillors	chinchillornas