nīlzirgs
Latvian
Nīlzirgs
Etymology
From Nīla (“Nile river”) + zirgs (“horse”), probably a calque of German Nilpferd, itself ultimately a calque (with Nile instead of river) from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos) (from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”)).
Noun
nīlzirgs m (1st declension)
- hippopotamus (genus Hippopotamus)
- nīlzirgu bars ― hippopotamus herd
- nīlzirgu dzimtene ir Āfrikas vidiene ― the hippopotamus homeland is the interior of Africa
Declension
Declension of nīlzirgs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nīlzirgs | nīlzirgi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nīlzirgu | nīlzirgus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nīlzirga | nīlzirgu |
| dative (datīvs) | nīlzirgam | nīlzirgiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nīlzirgu | nīlzirgiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nīlzirgā | nīlzirgos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nīlzirgs | nīlzirgi |
Synonyms
- behemots, begemots
- hipopotams