marsvin

Danish

Etymology

From German Meerschwein (“porpoise, guinea pig”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /marsviːn/, [ˈmɑːˌsviːˀn]

Noun

marsvin n (singular definite marsvinet, plural indefinite marsvin)

  1. guinea pig
  2. porpoise

Inflection
Declension of marsvin
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative marsvin marsvinet marsvin marsvinene
genitive marsvins marsvinets marsvins marsvinenes

Synonyms
  • (porpoise): tumler

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål
marsvin

Etymology

From German Meerschwein (“porpoise, guinea pig”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /maːr.sviːn/, [ˈmaːʂ.ˌʂviːn]

Noun

marsvin n (definite singular marsvinet, indefinite plural marsvin, definite plural marsvina or marsvinene)

  1. a guinea pig (rodent)

References

“marsvin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Meerschwein (“porpoise, guinea pig”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈmɑːrsʋɪn/

Noun

marsvin n (definite singular marsvinet, indefinite plural marsvin, definite plural marsvina)

  1. a guinea pig (rodent)

References

“marsvin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse marsvín.

Noun

marsvin n

  1. a guinea pig (rodent)

Declension
Declension of marsvin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative marsvin marsvinet marsvin marsvinen
Genitive marsvins marsvinets marsvins marsvinens
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