degu

See also: degù and degú

English

degus (Octodon degus)

Etymology

From the Mapudungun dewü, via South American Spanish degú.

Noun

degu (plural degus)

1. Any species of the genus Octodon, especially Octodon degus, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.
   • 2008, Ana Maria Rodriguez, Secret of the Singing Mice... and More!, page 37:

     Along the trails, degus leave mini-urine puddles marking the trail.

   • 2011, Elsie Jones-Smith, Spotlighting the Strengths of Every Single Student, page 80:

     Dr. Braun used used laboratory rats called degus or brush-tail rats (Octodon degus), a species of rodent closely related to guinea pigs. […] In their natural environment, degu infants are raised jointly by their father and mother and are extremely communicative, using whistling tones to carry on intensive “conversations.”

   • 2011, Katherine Quesenberry, James W. Carpenter, Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, unnumbered page:

     Degus, or trumpet-tail rats, come from Chile. Taxonomically, they are in the same diverse order as guinea pigs and chinchillas. Degus have been used as laboratory animals for 20 years and in recent years have become popular as pets in the United States and Europe.

Synonyms

• (Octodon degus): brush-tailed rat, trumpet-tailed rat

Derived terms

• Bridges' degu (Octodon bridgesi)
• common degu' (Octodon degus)
• Mocha Island degu (Octodon pacificus)
• moon-toothed degu (Octodon lunatus)
• mountain degu
• Pacific degu (Octodon pacificus)

Translations

any species of genus Octodon

• Finnish: degu
• French: octodon m
• Italian: degù (it) m
• Polish: koszatniczka f, koszatniczek m
• Spanish: degú (es) m

Octodon degus

• Finnish: degu, torvimyyrä
• French: dègue du Chili m
• Italian: degù (it) m
• Polish: koszatniczka pospolita f
• Spanish: degú (es) m

See also

• octodont

References

• “degu”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• Gude

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish degú, from Mapudungun dewü.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeɡu/, [ˈde̞ɡu]
• Rhymes: -eɡu
• Hyphenation^(key): de‧gu

Noun

degu

1. octodontid (rodent of the Octodontidae family)
2. degu (any species of the genus Octodon)
3. common degu (Octodon degus)

Declension

Inflection of degu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		degu	degut
genitive		degun	degujen
partitive		degua	deguja
illative		deguun	deguihin
		singular	plural
nominative		degu	degut
accusative	nom.	degu	degut
	gen.	degun
genitive		degun	degujen
partitive		degua	deguja
inessive		degussa	deguissa
elative		degusta	deguista
illative		deguun	deguihin
adessive		degulla	deguilla
ablative		degulta	deguilta
allative		degulle	deguille
essive		deguna	deguina
translative		deguksi	deguiksi
abessive		degutta	deguitta
instructive		—	deguin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of degu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative deguni deguni accusative nom. deguni deguni gen. deguni genitive deguni degujeni partitive deguani degujani inessive degussani deguissani elative degustani deguistani illative deguuni deguihini adessive degullani deguillani ablative degultani deguiltani allative degulleni deguilleni essive degunani deguinani translative degukseni deguikseni abessive deguttani deguittani instructive — — comitative — deguineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative degusi degusi accusative nom. degusi degusi gen. degusi genitive degusi degujesi partitive deguasi degujasi inessive degussasi deguissasi elative degustasi deguistasi illative deguusi deguihisi adessive degullasi deguillasi ablative degultasi deguiltasi allative degullesi deguillesi essive degunasi deguinasi translative deguksesi deguiksesi abessive deguttasi deguittasi instructive — — comitative — deguinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative degumme degumme accusative nom. degumme degumme gen. degumme genitive degumme degujemme partitive deguamme degujamme inessive degussamme deguissamme elative degustamme deguistamme illative deguumme deguihimme adessive degullamme deguillamme ablative degultamme deguiltamme allative degullemme deguillemme essive degunamme deguinamme translative deguksemme deguiksemme abessive deguttamme deguittamme instructive — — comitative — deguinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative degunne degunne accusative nom. degunne degunne gen. degunne genitive degunne degujenne partitive deguanne degujanne inessive degussanne deguissanne elative degustanne deguistanne illative deguunne deguihinne adessive degullanne deguillanne ablative degultanne deguiltanne allative degullenne deguillenne essive degunanne deguinanne translative deguksenne deguiksenne abessive deguttanne deguittanne instructive — — comitative — deguinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative degunsa degunsa accusative nom. degunsa degunsa gen. degunsa genitive degunsa degujensa partitive deguaan deguansa degujaan degujansa inessive degussaan degussansa deguissaan deguissansa elative degustaan degustansa deguistaan deguistansa illative deguunsa deguihinsa adessive degullaan degullansa deguillaan deguillansa ablative degultaan degultansa deguiltaan deguiltansa allative degulleen degullensa deguilleen deguillensa essive degunaan degunansa deguinaan deguinansa translative degukseen deguksensa deguikseen deguiksensa abessive deguttaan deguttansa deguittaan deguittansa instructive — — comitative — deguineen deguinensa

Synonyms

• (octodontid): torvimyyrä
• (Octodon degu): torvimyyrä

Derived terms

• andiendegu (“Octodon bridgesi, Bridge’s degu”)
• andienkividegu (“Aconaemys fuscus, Chilean rock rat”)
• chilendegu (“Octodon lunatus, moon-toothed degu”)
• kividegu (“any species of the genus Aconaemys, rock rat”)
• tasankokividegu (“Aconaemys sagei, Sage’s rock rat”)

Further reading

• “degu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈɡu/^*
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

degu m (invariable)

1. degu

Latvian

Verb

degu

1. first-person singular present/past indicative of degt

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʲɛˈɡʊ]

Verb

degù

1. first-person singular present of degti