hippopotame
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔ.pɔ.tam/
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Noun
hippopotame m (plural hippopotames)
- hippopotamus
Derived terms
- hippopotame amphibie
- hippopotame commun
Descendants
- → Turkish: hipopotam
- → Tunisian Arabic: ليپوپوتام (lipuputēm)
Further reading
- “hippopotame”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Noun
hippopotame
- vocative singular of hippopotamus