flóðhestur

Icelandic

Etymology

From flóð (“flood”) +‎ hestur (“a horse”). Compare Swedish flodhäst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflouːð.hɛstʏr/

Noun

flóðhestur m (genitive singular flóðhests, nominative plural flóðhestar)

  1. hippopotamus, hippo

Declension

Declension of flóðhestur (masculine, based on hestur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flóðhestur flóðhesturinn flóðhestar flóðhestarnir
accusative flóðhest flóðhestinn flóðhesta flóðhestana
dative flóðhesti flóðhestinum flóðhestum flóðhestunum
genitive flóðhests flóðhestsins flóðhesta flóðhestanna

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