hipopotam
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hipopotam
Hipopotam
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).
Pronunciation
Noun
hipopotam m animal
Declension
Declension of hipopotam
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hipopotam | hipopotamy |
| genitive | hipopotama | hipopotamów |
| dative | hipopotamowi | hipopotamom |
| accusative | hipopotama | hipopotamy |
| instrumental | hipopotamem | hipopotamami |
| locative | hipopotamie | hipopotamach |
| vocative | hipopotamie | hipopotamy |
Derived terms
adjective
Descendants
- → Kashubian: hipòpòtam
Further reading
- hipopotam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hipopotam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French hippopotame, from Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).
Pronunciation
Noun
hipopotam m (plural hipopotami)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | hipopotam | hipopotamul | hipopotami | hipopotamii | |
| genitive-dative | hipopotam | hipopotamului | hipopotami | hipopotamilor | |
| vocative | hipopotamule | hipopotamilor | |||
Turkish
Etymology
From French hippopotame, from Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (English hippo-) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hipopotam (definite accusative hipopotamı)
Declension
Synonyms
- (semi-aquatic mammal): su aygırı