See Hamster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "hàmster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Catalan: hàmster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Catalan: hàmster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ English: hamster, hampster (obsolete)\n→ Cornish: hamster\n→ Japanese: ハムスター (hamusutā)\n→ Korean: 햄스터 (haemseuteo)\n→ Scottish Gaelic: hamstair\n→ Tagalog: hamster\n→ Thai: แฮมสเตอร์ (hɛms-dtə̂ə)\n→ Turkish: hamster",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ English: hamster, hampster (obsolete)\n→ Cornish: hamster\n→ Japanese: ハムスター (hamusutā)\n→ Korean: 햄스터 (haemseuteo)\n→ Scottish Gaelic: hamstair\n→ Tagalog: hamster\n→ Thai: แฮมสเตอร์ (hɛms-dtə̂ə)\n→ Turkish: hamster"
},
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{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Danish: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Danish: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
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"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Dutch: hamster\n→ Papiamentu: hamster",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Dutch: hamster\n→ Papiamentu: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ French: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ French: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "Hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Luxembourgish: Hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Luxembourgish: Hamster"
},
{
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"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Portuguese: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Portuguese: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Romanian: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Romanian: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Swedish: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Swedish: hamster"
}
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"2": "gmh",
"3": "hamster"
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "goh",
"3": "hamastra"
},
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"name": "der"
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{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "orv",
"3": "хомѣсторъ"
},
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{
"args": {
"1": "de",
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{
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{
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"2": "𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭-",
"t": "who throws down (in this case: corn stalks), oppresses"
},
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"dative",
"definite",
"plural"
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},
{
"form": "Hamster",
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"1": "m"
},
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"name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
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{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "lifeform",
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"name": "Cricetids",
"orig": "de:Cricetids",
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"Vertebrates",
"Chordates",
"Animals",
"Lifeforms",
"All topics",
"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
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"links": [
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"masculine",
"strong"
],
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"Berlin",
"Wolfgang Pfeifer (etymologist)"
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},
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],
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{
"derived": [
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},
{
"word": "hamstern"
}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "hàmster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Catalan: hàmster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Catalan: hàmster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ English: hamster, hampster (obsolete)\n→ Cornish: hamster\n→ Japanese: ハムスター (hamusutā)\n→ Korean: 햄스터 (haemseuteo)\n→ Scottish Gaelic: hamstair\n→ Tagalog: hamster\n→ Thai: แฮมสเตอร์ (hɛms-dtə̂ə)\n→ Turkish: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Danish: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Danish: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Dutch: hamster\n→ Papiamentu: hamster",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Dutch: hamster\n→ Papiamentu: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ French: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ French: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "Hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Luxembourgish: Hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Luxembourgish: Hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Portuguese: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Portuguese: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Romanian: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Romanian: hamster"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "hamster",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Swedish: hamster",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Swedish: hamster"
}
],
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"1": "de",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "hamster"
},
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"name": "der"
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{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "goh",
"3": "hamastra"
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"name": "der"
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"1": "de",
"2": "orv",
"3": "хомѣсторъ"
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"name": "der"
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{
"args": {
"1": "de",
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"3": "-"
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"name": "der"
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{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "ira",
"3": "-"
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"expansion": "Iranian",
"name": "der"
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"args": {
"1": "ae",
"2": "𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭-",
"t": "who throws down (in this case: corn stalks), oppresses"
},
"expansion": "Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭- (hamaēstar-, “who throws down (in this case: corn stalks), oppresses”)",
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"args": {
"1": "de",
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"genitive"
]
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{
"form": "Hamster",
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"plural"
]
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{
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"form": "de-ndecl",
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"form": "Hamster",
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"form": "Hamstern",
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"dative",
"definite",
"plural"
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},
{
"form": "Hamster",
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"accusative",
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"German masculine nouns",
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}
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}
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