cavia

See also: Cavia

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaːviˌjaː/
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Noun

cavia f (plural cavia's, diminutive caviaatje n)

guinea pig

See also

huiscavia

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin Cavia, from obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat”), from Old Tupi saujá.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -avja

Noun

cavia f (plural cavie)

guinea pig

Anagrams

cavai, vacai

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.wi.a/

Noun

cavia f (genitive caviae); first declension

intestine(s) (of animals)

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cavia	caviae
genitive	caviae	caviārum
dative	caviae	caviīs
accusative	caviam	caviās
ablative	caviā	caviīs
vocative	cavia	caviae

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