אוגר

Hebrew

Root
א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r)
7 terms

Etymology

The “hamster” sense was coined by zoologist Israel Aharoni, a pioneer of hamster research and domestication, sometime in or around 1930.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ʔ)o.ˈɡeʁ/
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Noun

אוֹגֵר • (ogér, ʼо̄ḡēr) m (plural indefinite אוֹגְרִים, singular construct אוֹגֵר־, feminine counterpart אוֹגֶרֶת)

  1. hoarder
  2. hamster

Declension

Declension of אוֹגֵר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite אוֹגֵר first אוֹגְרִי אוֹגְרֵנוּ
definite הָאוֹגֵר second אוֹגֶרְךָ אוֹגְרֵךְ אוֹגֶרְכֶם אוֹגֶרְכֶן
construct אוֹגֵר־ third אוֹגְרוֹ אוֹגְרָהּ אוֹגְרָם אוֹגְרָן
plural indefinite אוֹגְרִים first אוגריי / אוֹגְרַי אוֹגְרֵינוּ
definite הָאוֹגְרִים second אוֹגְרֶיךָ אוגרייך / אוֹגְרַיִךְ אוֹגְרֵיכֶם אוֹגְרֵיכֶן
construct אוֹגְרֵי־ third אוֹגְרָיו אוֹגְרֶיהָ אוֹגְרֵיהֶם אוֹגְרֵיהֶן

References

  • “אוגר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "אוגר" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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