Nilpferd
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Nil (“Nile”) + Pferd (“horse”), a loose calque of Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos). Akin to Dutch nijlpaard.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Nilpferd n (strong, genitive Nilpferdes or Nilpferds, plural Nilpferde)
- hippopotamus
- Synonym: Flusspferd n
- 2012, Ursel Scheffler, “Kommissar Kugelblitz. Das rosa Nilpferd”, in Kommissar Kugelblitz, volume 8, Quinto, →ISBN:
- Endlich hält er das rosa Nilpferd in den Armen.
- At last he holds the pink hippo in his arms.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Nilpferd [neuter, strong]
Further reading[edit]
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- de:Even-toed ungulates