flóðhestur

Icelandic

Etymology

From flóð (“flood”) +‎ hestur (“a horse”). Compare Swedish flodhäst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflouːð.hɛstʏr/

Noun

flóðhestur m (genitive singular flóðhests, nominative plural flóðhestar)

1. hippopotamus, hippo

Declension

Declension of flóðhestur (masculine, based on hestur)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flóðhestur	flóðhesturinn	flóðhestar	flóðhestarnir
accusative	flóðhest	flóðhestinn	flóðhesta	flóðhestana
dative	flóðhesti	flóðhestinum	flóðhestum	flóðhestunum
genitive	flóðhests	flóðhestsins	flóðhesta	flóðhestanna

Further reading

• “flóðhestur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)