Capybara

See also: capybara

German

Etymology

From Spanish capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapi'iûara (literally “grass eater”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapiˈbaːʁa/

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• Hyphenation: Ca‧py‧ba‧ra

Noun

Capybara n (strong, genitive Capybara, plural Capybara or Capybaras)

1. capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

   Synonym: Wasserschwein

Declension

Declension of Capybara [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Capybara	die	Capybara, Capybaras
genitive	eines	des	Capybara	der	Capybara, Capybaras
dative	einem	dem	Capybara	den	Capybara, Capybaras
accusative	ein	das	Capybara	die	Capybara, Capybaras

Further reading

• Capybara on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de