hamstern

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German

Etymology

Hamster (hamster) +‎ -en. The hamster is said to hoard food; compare English squirrel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhamstəʁn/,
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Verb

hamstern (weak, third-person singular present hamstert, past tense hamsterte, past participle gehamstert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hoard
    Synonym: horten
    • 2022 October 10, Friedrich Küppersbusch, “Deutsche Bahn, Gaspreis und Elon Musk: Globale Superhirne”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Biden hat vor der atomaren Bedrohung durch Russland gewarnt. Müssen wir Jodtabletten hamstern?
      Biden warned of the nuclear threat posed by Russia. Do we need to be hoarding iodine tablets?

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: hamsteren
  • Luxembourgish: hamsteren

Further reading

  • hamstern” in Duden online
  • hamstern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Noun

hamstern

  1. definite singular of hamster