virtahepo

Finnish

Etymology

virta (“river”) +‎ hepo (“horse”), calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”), "riverine horse".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋirtɑˌhepo/, [ˈʋirt̪ɑ̝ˌhe̞po̞]
• Rhymes: -epo
• Syllabification^(key): vir‧ta‧he‧po

Noun

virtahepo

1. common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
2. any member of the family Hippopotamidae
3. (biblical, 1992 translation) behemoth (the mythical monster of Job 40)

   Synonym: (1938 translation) behemot

Declension

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.

Possessive forms of virtahepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative virtaheponi virtaheponi accusative nom. virtaheponi virtaheponi gen. virtaheponi genitive virtaheponi virtahepojeni partitive virtahepoani virtahepojani inessive virtahevossani virtahevoissani elative virtahevostani virtahevoistani illative virtahepooni virtahepoihini adessive virtahevollani virtahevoillani ablative virtahevoltani virtahevoiltani allative virtahevolleni virtahevoilleni essive virtaheponani virtahepoinani translative virtahevokseni virtahevoikseni abessive virtahevottani virtahevoittani instructive — — comitative — virtahepoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative virtaheposi virtaheposi accusative nom. virtaheposi virtaheposi gen. virtaheposi genitive virtaheposi virtahepojesi partitive virtahepoasi virtahepojasi inessive virtahevossasi virtahevoissasi elative virtahevostasi virtahevoistasi illative virtahepoosi virtahepoihisi adessive virtahevollasi virtahevoillasi ablative virtahevoltasi virtahevoiltasi allative virtahevollesi virtahevoillesi essive virtaheponasi virtahepoinasi translative virtahevoksesi virtahevoiksesi abessive virtahevottasi virtahevoittasi instructive — — comitative — virtahepoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative virtahepomme virtahepomme accusative nom. virtahepomme virtahepomme gen. virtahepomme genitive virtahepomme virtahepojemme partitive virtahepoamme virtahepojamme inessive virtahevossamme virtahevoissamme elative virtahevostamme virtahevoistamme illative virtahepoomme virtahepoihimme adessive virtahevollamme virtahevoillamme ablative virtahevoltamme virtahevoiltamme allative virtahevollemme virtahevoillemme essive virtaheponamme virtahepoinamme translative virtahevoksemme virtahevoiksemme abessive virtahevottamme virtahevoittamme instructive — — comitative — virtahepoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative virtaheponne virtaheponne accusative nom. virtaheponne virtaheponne gen. virtaheponne genitive virtaheponne virtahepojenne partitive virtahepoanne virtahepojanne inessive virtahevossanne virtahevoissanne elative virtahevostanne virtahevoistanne illative virtahepoonne virtahepoihinne adessive virtahevollanne virtahevoillanne ablative virtahevoltanne virtahevoiltanne allative virtahevollenne virtahevoillenne essive virtaheponanne virtahepoinanne translative virtahevoksenne virtahevoiksenne abessive virtahevottanne virtahevoittanne instructive — — comitative — virtahepoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative virtaheponsa virtaheponsa accusative nom. virtaheponsa virtaheponsa gen. virtaheponsa genitive virtaheponsa virtahepojensa partitive virtahepoaan virtahepoansa virtahepojaan virtahepojansa inessive virtahevossaan virtahevossansa virtahevoissaan virtahevoissansa elative virtahevostaan virtahevostansa virtahevoistaan virtahevoistansa illative virtahepoonsa virtahepoihinsa adessive virtahevollaan virtahevollansa virtahevoillaan virtahevoillansa ablative virtahevoltaan virtahevoltansa virtahevoiltaan virtahevoiltansa allative virtahevolleen virtahevollensa virtahevoilleen virtahevoillensa essive virtaheponaan virtaheponansa virtahepoinaan virtahepoinansa translative virtahevokseen virtahevoksensa virtahevoikseen virtahevoiksensa abessive virtahevottaan virtahevottansa virtahevoittaan virtahevoittansa instructive — — comitative — virtahepoineen virtahepoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kääpiövirtahepo

 

Further reading

• “virtahepo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04