hippopotamus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Synonyms 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 Descendants

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin and New Latin hippopotamus < Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopotamos) < ἵππος (hippos), “‘horse’”) + ποταμός (potamos), “‘river’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/, SAMPA: /%hIp.@"pQt.@.m@s/
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• Hyphenation: hip‧po‧po‧ta‧mus

[edit] Noun

hippopotamus (plural hippopotamuses or hippopotami or hippopotamus)

1. A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) that spends most of the day living in water, but comes on to land at night to feed. Of all living land animals, only the rhinoceros and elephant are larger.

[edit] Derived terms

• pygmy hippopotamus

[edit] Translations

[edit] Synonyms

• (a large, herbivorous African mammal): hippo, river horse

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopotamos) < ἵππος (hippos), “‘horse’”) + ποταμός (potamos), “‘river’”).

[edit] Noun

hippopotamus (genitive hippopotamī); m, second declension

1. a hippopotamus

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	hippopotamus	hippopotamī
genitive	hippopotamī	hippopotamōrum
dative	hippopotamō	hippopotamīs
accusative	hippopotamum	hippopotamōs
ablative	hippopotamō	hippopotamīs
vocative	hippopotame	hippopotamī

[edit] Descendants

• English: hippopotamus