Meerschweinchen

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German

Etymology

From Meer (“sea”) +‎ Schwein (“pig, swine”) +‎ -chen (diminutive suffix), literally “little sea pig”, or from Meerschwein +‎ -chen. The use of Meer refers to the animal as coming from overseas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʃvaɪ̯nçn̩/, /ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʃvaɪ̯nçən/
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  • Hyphenation: Meer‧schwein‧chen

Noun

Meerschweinchen n (strong, genitive Meerschweinchens, plural Meerschweinchen)

  1. guinea pig, cavy

Declension

Declension of Meerschweinchen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Meerschweinchen die Meerschweinchen
genitive eines des Meerschweinchens der Meerschweinchen
dative einem dem Meerschweinchen den Meerschweinchen
accusative ein das Meerschweinchen die Meerschweinchen

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