# degu
## English
### Etymology

From the Mapudungun dewü, via South American Spanish degú.

### Noun

degu (plural degus)
* 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
### 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: /ˈdeɡu/, [ˈde̞ɡu]
* Rhymes: -eɡu
* Hyphenation: de‧gu

### Noun

degu
* octodontid (rodent of the Octodontidae family)
* degu (any species of the genus Octodon)
* common degu (Octodon degus)

#### Declension

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]‎ (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: /deˈɡu/$^*$
* Rhymes: -u

### Noun

degu m (invariable)
* degu

## Latvian
### Verb

degu
* first-person singular present/past indicative of degt

## Lithuanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [dʲɛˈɡʊ]

### Verb

degù
* first-person singular present of degti