flodhest
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Danish
Etymology
From flod (“river”) + hest (“horse”), modelled on Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”).
Noun
flodhest c (singular definite flodhesten, plural indefinite flodheste)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flodhest | flodhesten | flodheste | flodhestene |
| genitive | flodhests | flodhestens | flodhestes | flodhestenes |
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From flod (“river”) + hest (“horse”), modelled on Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”).
Noun
flodhest m (definite singular flodhesten, indefinite plural flodhester, definite plural flodhestene)
- a hippopotamus, or hippo (informal)
References
- “flodhest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From flod (“river”) + hest (“horse”), modelled on Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”).
Noun
flodhest m (definite singular flodhesten, indefinite plural flodhestar, definite plural flodhestane)
- a hippopotamus, or hippo (informal)
References
- “flodhest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.