Nilpferd
German edit
Etymology edit
From Nil (“Nile”) + Pferd (“horse”), a loose calque of Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos). Akin to Dutch nijlpaard.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Nilpferd n (strong, genitive Nilpferdes or Nilpferds, plural Nilpferde)
- hippopotamus
- Synonym: Flusspferd n
- 2012, Ursel Scheffler, “Kommissar Kugelblitz. Das rosa Nilpferd”, in Kommissar Kugelblitz, volume 8, Quinto, →ISBN:
- Endlich hält er das rosa Nilpferd in den Armen.
- At last he holds the pink hippo in his arms.
Declension edit
Declension of Nilpferd [neuter, strong]