Meerschweinchen

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German

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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Meerschweinchen n (strong, genitive Meerschweinchens, plural Meerschweinchen)

  1. guinea pig, cavy

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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