| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɦɑmstər/ |
| Hyphenation | ham·ster |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | hamsters |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| hamstertje | hamstertjes |
| Danish | hamster |
|---|---|
| English | hamster |
| Esperanto | hamstro |
| German | Hamster |
| Italian | criceto |
| Spanish | criceto |