hámster

See also: hamster, Hamster, hàmster, and hâmster

Galician

Noun

hámster m (plural hámsteres)

hamster

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈãs.teʁ/ [ˈãs.teh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈãs.teɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈãʃ.teʁ/ [ˈãʃ.teχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈãs.teɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈãʃ.tɛɾ/

Hyphenation: háms‧ter

Noun

hámster m (plural hámsteres or hámsters)

(uncommon) Alternative form of hamster

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hamster, from German Hamster, from Old High German hamastra, hamustro (“field mouse”), probably from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ (xoměstorŭ), хомѣстаръ (xoměstarŭ). See English hamster for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxamsteɾ/ [ˈxãms.t̪eɾ], /ˈamsteɾ/ [ˈãms.t̪eɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -amsteɾ
Syllabification: háms‧ter

Noun

hámster m (plural hámsteres or hámsters)

hamster

Further reading

“hámster”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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