Etymology
virta (“river”) + hepo (“horse”), calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopotamos), from ἵππος (hippos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamos, “river”), "riverine horse".
Noun
virtahepo
- hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius
- any member of the family Hippopotamidae
- (biblical, 1992 translation) behemoth (the mythical monster of Job 40)
Declension
Declension of virtahepo (type valo)
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singular |
plural |
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| nominative |
virtahepo |
virtahevot |
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| genitive |
virtahevon |
virtahepojen |
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| partitive |
virtahepoa |
virtahepoja |
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| accusative |
virtahepo
virtahevon |
virtahevot |
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| inessive |
virtahevossa |
virtahevoissa |
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| elative |
virtahevosta |
virtahevoista |
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| illative |
virtahepoon |
virtahepoihin |
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| adessive |
virtahevolla |
virtahevoilla |
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| ablative |
virtahevolta |
virtahevoilta |
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| allative |
virtahevolle |
virtahevoille |
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| essive |
virtahepona |
virtahepoina |
|---|
| translative |
virtahevoksi |
virtahevoiksi |
|---|
| instructive |
– |
virtahevoin |
|---|
| abessive |
virtahevotta |
virtahevoitta |
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| comitative |
– |
virtahepoineen |
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Synonyms
- (behemoth): behemot (1938 translation)
Compounds