flodhest
Danish
Etymology
flod + hest
Noun
flodhest c (singular definite flodhesten, plural indefinite flodheste)
- hippopotamus
Inflection
Declension of flodhest
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flodhest | flodhesten | flodheste | flodhestene |
| genitive | flodhests | flodhestens | flodhestes | flodhestenes |
References
- “flodhest” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From flod (“river”) + hest (“horse”), modelled on Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”).
Noun
flodhest m (definite singular flodhesten, indefinite plural flodhester, definite plural flodhestene)
- a hippopotamus, or hippo (informal)
References
- “flodhest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From flod (“river”) + hest (“horse”), modelled on Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”).
Noun
flodhest m (definite singular flodhesten, indefinite plural flodhestar, definite plural flodhestane)
- a hippopotamus, or hippo (informal)
References
- “flodhest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.