hipopotam
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hipopotam m animal
Declension edit
Declension of hipopotam
singular | plural | |
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nominative | hipopotam | hipopotamy |
genitive | hipopotama | hipopotamów |
dative | hipopotamowi | hipopotamom |
accusative | hipopotama | hipopotamy |
instrumental | hipopotamem | hipopotamami |
locative | hipopotamie | hipopotamach |
vocative | hipopotamie | hipopotamy |
Derived terms edit
adjective
Descendants edit
- → Kashubian: hipòpòtam
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French hippopotame, from Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hipopotam m (plural hipopotami)
Declension edit
Declension of hipopotam
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) hipopotam | hipopotamul | (niște) hipopotami | hipopotamii |
genitive/dative | (unui) hipopotam | hipopotamului | (unor) hipopotami | hipopotamilor |
vocative | hipopotamule | hipopotamilor |
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From French hippopotame, from Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (English hippo-) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hipopotam (definite accusative hipopotamı)
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
- (semi-aquatic mammal): su aygırı