cavia
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese cávia or New Latin cavia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cavia f (plural cavia's, diminutive caviaatje n)
- guinea pig, Cavia porcellus
- Synonym: zeevarken
Derived terms edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin Cavia, from Old Galician-Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat”), from Old Tupi saujá. Compare Portuguese sauiá.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cavia f (plural cavie)
- guinea pig (rodent)
- Synonym: porcellino d'India
- guinea pig (experimental subject)
- fare da/la cavia ― be the (experimental) guinea pig
Further reading edit
- cavia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.u̯i.a/, [ˈkäu̯iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.vi.a/, [ˈkäːviä]
Noun edit
cavia f (genitive caviae); first declension
- intestine(s) (of animals)
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cavia | caviae |
Genitive | caviae | caviārum |
Dative | caviae | caviīs |
Accusative | caviam | caviās |
Ablative | caviā | caviīs |
Vocative | cavia | caviae |