hamstern

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhamstəʁn/, [ˈhamstɐn]
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Verb

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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[1], →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?

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: hamsteren
  • Luxembourgish: hamsteren

Further reading

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

Swedish

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Noun

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hamstern

  1. definite singular of hamster