Meerschweinchen

Betekenis

guinea pig, cavy

Koppelteken as

Meer‧schwein‧chen

Geslag

Onsydig

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʃvaɪ̯nçn̩/

Etimologie

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.

Sinne

Hauptsächlich handelt es sich dabei um „ normale “ Haustiere wie Hunde , Katzen , Kaninchen oder Meerschweinchen .

These are mainly "normal" pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits or guinea pigs.