Nilpferd
German
Etymology
From Nil (“Nile”) + Pferd (“horse”), a loose calque of Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos). Akin to Dutch nijlpaard.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Nilpferd n (genitive Nilpferdes, plural Nilpferde)
- hippopotamus
- 2012, Ursel Scheffler, Kommissar Kugelblitz. Das rosa Nilpferd, in Kommissar Kugelblitz, vol. 8, Quinto, →ISBN.
- Endlich hält er das rosa Nilpferd in den Armen.
- At last he holds the pink hippo in his arms.
- 2012, Ursel Scheffler, Kommissar Kugelblitz. Das rosa Nilpferd, in Kommissar Kugelblitz, vol. 8, Quinto, →ISBN.
Declension
Declension of Nilpferd
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Nilpferd | die | Nilpferde |
| genitive | eines | des | Nilpferdes, Nilpferds | der | Nilpferde |
| dative | einem | dem | Nilpferd, Nilpferde1 | den | Nilpferden |
| accusative | ein | das | Nilpferd | die | Nilpferde |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- Flusspferd n
Further reading
- Nilpferd in Duden online