marsvín

Faroese

noun
Definitions
  • a guinea pig (rodent)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse marsvín (dolphin) derived from German Meerschwein (guinea pig, porpoise) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (dolphin, porpoise, sea pig, cetacean, dolphin porpoise).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*mariswīną

Gloss

dolphin, porpoise, sea pig, cetacean, dolphin porpoise

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

鯆

Emoji

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