hamster
verb ·Translation
to hoard
singular imperative of hamstern
- singular imperative of hamstern form-of, imperative, singular
der Hamster
noun · /ˈhamstɐ/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German hamster, from Old High German hamastra, hamustro, probably from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ (xoměstorŭ), хомѣстаръ (xoměstarŭ). Further explained as a borrowing into Slavic from Iranian, compare Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭- (hamaēstar-, “who throws down (in this case: corn stalks), oppresses”). Alternatively, a compound of (1) хомѣкъ (xoměkŭ, “hamster”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāmjas and of (2) Baltic *staras, but this would require irregular compound formation (*хомѣкосторъ would be expected, unless perhaps the compound was based on a word whose diminutive was хомѣкъ) and an irregular Proto-Slavic *x from Proto-Balto-Slavic *k.
Translation
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hamster
masculine, strong
Dieser Hamster ist so klein, dass man ihn in der Tasche mit sich herumtragen kann.
This hamster is small enough to carry in your pocket.
Sie hat einen Hamster erschlagen in der Annahme, es handle sich um eine Maus.
She killed a hamster thinking that it was a mouse.
Ich musste meinen sterbenden Hamster schnell zum Tierarzt fahren.
I had to quickly take my dying hamster to the vet.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Hamster | Hamster |
| Accusative | Hamster | Hamster |
| Dative | Hamster | Hamstern |
| Genitive | Hamsters | Hamster |
Hamster
noun ·Translation
- hamsters source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- hamsters source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en