opossum
English
Etymology
From PowhatanCategory:English terms derived from Powhatan#OPOSSUM aposoum (“white animal”), from Proto-AlgonquianCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Algonquian#OPOSSUM *wa·p-aʔθemwa (“white dog”); compare Ojibwe waabasim (“white dog”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpɒsəm/Category:English 3-syllable words#OPOSSUMCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#OPOSSUM
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#OPOSSUMAudio (Southern England): (file) - (US) enPR: ə-päsʹəm, IPA(key): /əˈpɑsəm/Category:English 3-syllable words#OPOSSUMCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#OPOSSUM[1][2][3] or in abbreviated form like possum, as /ˈpɑsəm/[1][2]
- Hyphenation: o‧pos‧sum
Noun
opossum (plural opossums)Category:English lemmas#OPOSSUMCategory:English nouns#OPOSSUMCategory:English countable nouns#OPOSSUMCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#OPOSSUMCategory:Pages with entries#OPOSSUMCategory:Pages with 4 entries#OPOSSUM
- Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- colocolo opossum
- gray short-tailed opossum
- mouse opossum
- opossum mouseCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#opossum%20mouse (Cercartetus nanusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Cercartetus%20nanus)
- opossum ratCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#opossum%20rat (Rattus marmosurusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Rattus%20marmosurus)
- opossum shrimp (order Mysida)
- shrew opossum (family Caenolestidae)
- water opossum (Chironectes minimusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Chironectes%20minimus)
- woolly mouse opossum
- woolly opossum
Descendants
Translations
See also
References
- 1 2 “opossum”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- 1 2 “opossum”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ↑ “opossum”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
Further reading
- “opossum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Didelphidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Didelphidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Corsican
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Corsican terms borrowed from English#OPOSSUMCategory:Corsican terms derived from English#OPOSSUM opossum, from PowhatanCategory:Corsican terms derived from Powhatan#OPOSSUM aposoum (“white animal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
opossum m (plural opossi)Category:Corsican lemmas#OPOSSUMCategory:Corsican nouns#OPOSSUMCategory:Corsican entries with incorrect language header#OPOSSUMCategory:Corsican masculine nouns#OPOSSUMCategory:Pages with entries#OPOSSUMCategory:Pages with 4 entries#OPOSSUM
References
- “opossum” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from English#OPOSSUMCategory:Dutch terms derived from English#OPOSSUM opossum, from PowhatanCategory:Dutch terms derived from Powhatan#OPOSSUM aposoum (“white animal”), from Proto-AlgonquianCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Algonquian#OPOSSUM *wa·p-aʔθemwa (“white dog”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoːˈpɔ.sʏm/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#OPOSSUM
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#OPOSSUMAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: opos‧sum
Noun
opossum m (plural opossums, diminutive opossumpje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#OPOSSUMCategory:Dutch nouns#OPOSSUMCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#OPOSSUMCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#OPOSSUMCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#OPOSSUMCategory:Pages with entries#OPOSSUMCategory:Pages with 4 entries#OPOSSUM
- opossum, marsupial of the family Didelphidae
- Synonym: buidelrat
French
Pronunciation
Noun
opossum m (plural opossums)Category:French lemmas#OPOSSUMCategory:French nouns#OPOSSUMCategory:French countable nouns#OPOSSUMCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#OPOSSUMCategory:French masculine nouns#OPOSSUMCategory:Pages with entries#OPOSSUMCategory:Pages with 4 entries#OPOSSUM
- opossum
- Synonyms: sarigue; (Louisiana) rat de bois
Further reading
- “opossum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012