hipopotam
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hipopotam m anim
Declension[edit]
Declension of hipopotam
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | hipopotam | hipopotamy |
genitive | hipopotama | hipopotamów |
dative | hipopotamowi | hipopotamom |
accusative | hipopotama | hipopotamy |
instrumental | hipopotamem | hipopotamami |
locative | hipopotamie | hipopotamach |
vocative | hipopotamie | hipopotamy |
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
Descendants[edit]
- → Kashubian: hipòpòtam
Further reading[edit]
- hipopotam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hipopotam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French hippopotame, from Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hipopotam m (plural hipopotami)
Declension[edit]
Declension of hipopotam
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) hipopotam | hipopotamul | (niște) hipopotami | hipopotamii |
genitive/dative | (unui) hipopotam | hipopotamului | (unor) hipopotami | hipopotamilor |
vocative | hipopotamule | hipopotamilor |
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French hippopotame, from Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (English hippo-) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hipopotam (definite accusative hipopotamı)
Declension[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
- (semi-aquatic mammal): su aygırı
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