cavia

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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)

guinea pig, Cavia porcellus
Synonym: zeevarken

Derived terms

Italian

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cavia

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)

guinea pig (rodent)
Synonym: porcellino d'India
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/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.vi.a/,

Noun

cavia f (genitive caviae); first declension

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

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