flóðhestur

Icelandic

Etymology

From flóð (“flood”) and hestur (“a horse”). Same as Swedish flodhäst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflouːð.hɛstʏr/

Noun

flóðhestur m (genitive singular flóðhests, nominative plural flóðhestar)

1. hippopotamus, hippo

Declension

declension of flóðhestur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flóðhestur	flóðhesturinn	flóðhestar	flóðhestarnir
accusative	flóðhest	flóðhestinn	flóðhesta	flóðhestana
dative	flóðhesti	flóðhestinum	flóðhestum	flóðhestunum
genitive	flóðhests	flóðhestsins	flóðhesta	flóðhestanna

Further reading

• “flóðhestur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)