marsvin

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Danish

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Etymology

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From German Meerschwein (porpoise, guinea pig).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /marsviːn/, [ˈmɑːˌsviːˀn]

Noun

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marsvin n (singular definite marsvinet, plural indefinite marsvin)

  1. guinea pig
  2. porpoise

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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marsvin
Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From German Meerschwein (porpoise, guinea pig).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /maːr.sviːn/, [ˈmaːʂ.ˌʂviːn]

Noun

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marsvin n (definite singular marsvinet, indefinite plural marsvin, definite plural marsvina or marsvinene)

  1. a guinea pig (rodent)

References

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“marsvin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From German Meerschwein (porpoise, guinea pig).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈmɑːrsʋɪn/

Noun

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marsvin n (definite singular marsvinet, indefinite plural marsvin, definite plural marsvina)

  1. a guinea pig (rodent)

References

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“marsvin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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två vuxna marsvin [two adult guinea pigs]

Etymology

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From Old Norse marsvín.

Noun

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marsvin n

  1. guinea pig (rodent)

Declension

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Declension of marsvin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative marsvin marsvinet marsvin marsvinen
Genitive marsvins marsvinets marsvins marsvinens

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