chinchilla
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A domestic chinchilla
See also: Chinchilla
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.
Pronunciation
Noun
chinchilla (countable and uncountable, plural chinchillas)
- (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”, in 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 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).
- (uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.
- A variety of Persian cat with white fur and green eyes.
Derived terms
Translations
rodent
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fur
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See also
Danish
Noun
chinchilla (singular definite chinchillaen, plural indefinite chinchillaer)
References
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.
Pronunciation
Noun
chinchilla f (plural chinchilla's, diminutive chinchillaatje n)
- chinchilla, rodent of the genus Chinchilla
- lesser chinchilla, long-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera
Noun
chinchilla n (uncountable)
- chinchilla fur
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Spanish chinchilla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃintʃil(ː)ɑ/,
- IPA(key): /ˈtsintsil(ː)ɑ/,
- IPA(key): /ˈsinsil(ː)ɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ilːɑ
- Syllabification(key): chin‧chil‧la
Noun
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 chinchillainrare | ||
| 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. | |||
Further reading
- “chinchilla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, from Aymara.
Pronunciation
Noun
chinchilla m (plural chinchillas)
- chinchilla (rodent)
- (uncountable) chinchilla fur
- chinchilla (cat)
Further reading
- “chinchilla”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Spanish chinchilla, from either Aymara or Quechua.
Noun
chinchilla m (definite singular chinchillaen, indefinite plural chinchillaer, definite plural chinchillaene)
References
- “chinchilla” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “chinchilla” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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)
References
- “chinchilla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Syllabification: chin‧chi‧lla
Noun
chinchilla f (plural chinchillas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “chinchilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Noun
chinchilla c
Declension
| Declension of chinchilla | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | chinchilla | chinchillan | chinchillor | chinchillorna |
| Genitive | chinchillas | chinchillans | chinchillors | chinchillornas |