virta (“river”) + hepo (“horse”), calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”), "riverine horse".
virtahepo
| Inflection of virtahepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virtahepo | virtahevot | |
| genitive | virtahevon | virtahepojen | |
| partitive | virtahepoa | virtahepoja | |
| illative | virtahepoon | virtahepoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | virtahepo | virtahevot | |
| accusative | nom. | virtahepo | virtahevot |
| gen. | virtahevon | ||
| genitive | virtahevon | virtahepojen | |
| partitive | virtahepoa | virtahepoja | |
| inessive | virtahevossa | virtahevoissa | |
| elative | virtahevosta | virtahevoista | |
| illative | virtahepoon | virtahepoihin | |
| adessive | virtahevolla | virtahevoilla | |
| ablative | virtahevolta | virtahevoilta | |
| allative | virtahevolle | virtahevoille | |
| essive | virtahepona | virtahepoina | |
| translative | virtahevoksi | virtahevoiksi | |
| abessive | virtahevotta | virtahevoitta | |
| instructive | — | virtahevoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||