hippopotamus

See also: Hippopotamus

English

Hippopotamus

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin and New Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, horse) (English hippo-) + ποταμός (potamós, river).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.tə.məs/, [ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.ɾə.məs]
    • (file)
  • (Philippine) IPA(key): /hɪ.poˈpo.ta.mʊs/, /hɪ.po.poˈta.mʊs/
  • (Ghana) IPA(key): /ˌhi.po̞.po̞.ˈte̞ː.mo̞s/
  • (Nigeria) IPA(key): /ˌhi.po.ˈpo.te.mɔs/
  • Hyphenation: hip‧po‧po‧ta‧mus

Noun

hippopotamus (plural hippopotami or hippopotamuses or hippopotamus)

  1. A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius; common hippopotamus).
    Synonyms: hippo, river horse
  2. Any similar animal of the family Hippopotamidae.

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See also

Similar-looking but unrelated terms, not to be confused with the above

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, horse) + ποταμός (potamós, river).

Pronunciation

Noun

hippopotamus m (genitive hippopotamī); second declension

  1. a hippopotamus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hippopotamus hippopotamī
Genitive hippopotamī hippopotamōrum
Dative hippopotamō hippopotamīs
Accusative hippopotamum hippopotamōs
Ablative hippopotamō hippopotamīs
Vocative hippopotame hippopotamī

Descendants

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