ιπποπόταμος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos). By surface analysis, ίππος (íppos, formal: horse) + ποταμός (potamós, river).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.poˈpo.ta.mos/
  • Hyphenation: ιπ‧πο‧πό‧τα‧μος

Noun

ιπποπόταμος • (ippopótamos) m (plural ιπποπόταμοι)

  1. hippopotamus

Declension

 

With dated formal types:

Further reading

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