# chinchilla
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪlə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪlə

### Noun

chinchilla (countable and uncountable, plural chinchillas)
* (countable) Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
** 2004, Jamie Huggins, Chinchillas - from Pets to Profession, page 3:It's important to put a lot of thought into owning a chinchilla since they have a considerably long lifespan of 10 to 20 years. Chinchillas are most widely known for their exceptional fur coat.
** 2008, Jeff Wyatt, “Chapter 17: Anesthesia and Analgesia in Other Mammals”, in Richard E. Fish, Marilyn J. Brown, Peggy J. Danneman, Alicia Z. Karas, editors, Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals, page 469:Chinchillas inhabit high elevations (3,000–5,000m) of the Chilean Andes Mountains. The chinchillas kept as pet or research animals in North America are all descendents of 13 founders wild caught in 1927.
** 2009, Ron E. Banks, Julie M. Sharp, Sonia D. Doss, Deborah A. Vanderford, Exotic Small Mammal Care and Husbandry, page 125:Chinchillas are long-lived rodents that are native to South America, primarily Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. The chinchilla is a hystricomorph (hedgehoglike) rodent closely related to guinea pigs, porcupines, and agoutis (Hrapkiewicz et al., 1998).
* (uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.
* A variety of Persian cat with white fur and green eyes.

#### Derived terms

* Bolivian chinchilla
* Burmilla
* Chilean chinchilla
* chin
* chinchillada
* chinchillalike
* chinchilla rat
* chinchilla wattle
* chinny
* coastal chinchilla
* common chinchilla
* long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
* Peruvian chinchilla
* rat chinchilla
* royal chinchilla
* short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla, syn. Chinchilla brevicaudata)

#### Translations
### See also

* viscacha

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla, from either Aymara or Quechua.

### Noun

chinchilla (singular definite chinchillaen, plural indefinite chinchillaer)
* chinchilla

#### Inflection
### References

* “chinchilla” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌtʃɪnˈtʃɪ.laː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: chin‧chil‧la

### Noun

chinchilla f (plural chinchilla's, diminutive chinchillaatje n)
* chinchilla, rodent of the genus Chinchilla
* lesser chinchilla, long-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera

### Noun

chinchilla n (uncountable)
* chinchilla fur

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* sinsilla
* tsintsilla

### Etymology

From Spanish chinchilla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtʃintʃil(ː)ɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃin̪.t̪ʃil(ː)ɑ̝]
* IPA: /ˈtsintsil(ː)ɑ/, [ˈts̠in.ts̠il(ː)ɑ̝]
* IPA: /ˈsinsil(ː)ɑ/, [ˈs̠ins̠il(ː)ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -intʃilɑ
* Hyphenation: chin‧chil‧la

### Noun

chinchilla
* chinchilla

#### Declension

Possessive forms of chinchilla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chinchillani
chinchillani
accusative
nom.
chinchillani
chinchillani
gen.
chinchillani
genitive
chinchillani
chinchillojeni chinchillaini $^{rare}$
partitive
chinchillaani
chinchillojani
inessive
chinchillassani
chinchilloissani
elative
chinchillastani
chinchilloistani
illative
chinchillaani
chinchilloihini
adessive
chinchillallani
chinchilloillani
ablative
chinchillaltani
chinchilloiltani
allative
chinchillalleni
chinchilloilleni
essive
chinchillanani
chinchilloinani
translative
chinchillakseni
chinchilloikseni
abessive
chinchillattani
chinchilloittani
instructive
comitative
—chinchilloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chinchillasi
chinchillasi
accusative
nom.
chinchillasi
chinchillasi
gen.
chinchillasi
genitive
chinchillasi
chinchillojesi chinchillaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
chinchillaasi
chinchillojasi
inessive
chinchillassasi
chinchilloissasi
elative
chinchillastasi
chinchilloistasi
illative
chinchillaasi
chinchilloihisi
adessive
chinchillallasi
chinchilloillasi
ablative
chinchillaltasi
chinchilloiltasi
allative
chinchillallesi
chinchilloillesi
essive
chinchillanasi
chinchilloinasi
translative
chinchillaksesi
chinchilloiksesi
abessive
chinchillattasi
chinchilloittasi
instructive
comitative
—chinchilloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chinchillamme
chinchillamme
accusative
nom.
chinchillamme
chinchillamme
gen.
chinchillamme
genitive
chinchillamme
chinchillojemme chinchillaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
chinchillaamme
chinchillojamme
inessive
chinchillassamme
chinchilloissamme
elative
chinchillastamme
chinchilloistamme
illative
chinchillaamme
chinchilloihimme
adessive
chinchillallamme
chinchilloillamme
ablative
chinchillaltamme
chinchilloiltamme
allative
chinchillallemme
chinchilloillemme
essive
chinchillanamme
chinchilloinamme
translative
chinchillaksemme
chinchilloiksemme
abessive
chinchillattamme
chinchilloittamme
instructive
comitative
—chinchilloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chinchillanne
chinchillanne
accusative
nom.
chinchillanne
chinchillanne
gen.
chinchillanne
genitive
chinchillanne
chinchillojenne chinchillainne $^{rare}$
partitive
chinchillaanne
chinchillojanne
inessive
chinchillassanne
chinchilloissanne
elative
chinchillastanne
chinchilloistanne
illative
chinchillaanne
chinchilloihinne
adessive
chinchillallanne
chinchilloillanne
ablative
chinchillaltanne
chinchilloiltanne
allative
chinchillallenne
chinchilloillenne
essive
chinchillananne
chinchilloinanne
translative
chinchillaksenne
chinchilloiksenne
abessive
chinchillattanne
chinchilloittanne
instructive
comitative
—chinchilloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chinchillansa
chinchillansa
accusative
nom.
chinchillansa
chinchillansa
gen.
chinchillansa
genitive
chinchillansa
chinchillojensa chinchillainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
chinchillaansa
chinchillojaan chinchillojansa
inessive
chinchillassaan chinchillassansa
chinchilloissaan chinchilloissansa
elative
chinchillastaan chinchillastansa
chinchilloistaan chinchilloistansa
illative
chinchillaansa
chinchilloihinsa
adessive
chinchillallaan chinchillallansa
chinchilloillaan chinchilloillansa
ablative
chinchillaltaan chinchillaltansa
chinchilloiltaan chinchilloiltansa
allative
chinchillalleen chinchillallensa
chinchilloilleen chinchilloillensa
essive
chinchillanaan chinchillanansa
chinchilloinaan chinchilloinansa
translative
chinchillakseen chinchillaksensa
chinchilloikseen chinchilloiksensa
abessive
chinchillattaan chinchillattansa
chinchilloittaan chinchilloittansa
instructive
comitative
—chinchilloineen chinchilloinensa :

### Further reading

* “chinchilla”, 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

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Aymara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃɛ̃.ʃi.la/

### Noun

chinchilla m (plural chinchillas)
* chinchilla (rodent)
* (uncountable) chinchilla fur
* chinchilla (cat)

### Further reading

* “chinchilla”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Spanish chinchilla, from either Aymara or Quechua.

### Noun

chinchilla m (definite singular chinchillaen, indefinite plural chinchillaer, definite plural chinchillaene)
* a chinchilla

### References

* “chinchilla” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “chinchilla” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Spanish chinchilla, from either Aymara or Quechua.

### Noun

chinchilla m (definite singular chinchillaen, indefinite plural chinchillaer or chinchillaar, definite plural chinchillaene or chinchillaane)
* a chinchilla

### References

* “chinchilla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Aymara [Term?].

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃiʝa/ [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʝa]
* IPA: (most of Spain and Latin America) /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃiʝa/ [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʝa]
* IPA: (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃiʎa/ [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʎa]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃiʃa/ [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʃa]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃiʒa/ [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʒa]
* Rhymes: -iʝa
* Rhymes: -iʝa
* Rhymes: -iʎa
* Rhymes: -iʃa
* Rhymes: -iʒa
* Syllabification: chin‧chi‧lla

### Noun

chinchilla f (plural chinchillas)
* chinchilla

#### Derived terms

* chinchilla chilena
* chinchilla cordillerana
* chinchilla costera
* chinchilla de cola corta
* chinchilla de cola larga
* chinchilla del altiplano
* chinchilla menor
* chinchilla peruana
* chinchilla real

### Further reading

* “chinchilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

chinchilla c
* chinchilla