hippopotamus
See also: Hippopotamus
English
A hippopotamus
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/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: hip‧po‧po‧ta‧mus
Noun
hippopotamus (plural hippopotamuses or hippopotami or hippopotamus)
- A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius)
Synonyms
- (semi-aquatic mammal): hippo, river horse
Derived terms
Translations
large African mammal
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hip.poˈpo.ta.mus/, [hɪp.pɔˈpɔ.ta.mʊs]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hippopotamus | hippopotamī |
| Genitive | hippopotamī | hippopotamōrum |
| Dative | hippopotamō | hippopotamīs |
| Accusative | hippopotamum | hippopotamōs |
| Ablative | hippopotamō | hippopotamīs |
| Vocative | hippopotame | hippopotamī |
Descendants
- English: hippopotamus
References
- hippopotamus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hippopotamus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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