hipopotam

Learned borrowing from New Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).

• IPA^(key): /xi.pɔˈpɔ.tam/

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• Rhymes: -ɔtam
• Syllabification: hi‧po‧po‧tam

hipopotam m animal

1. hippopotamus

• → Kashubian: hipòpòtam

• hipopotam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hipopotam in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French hippopotame, from Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).

• IPA^(key): /ˌhi.po.po.ˈtam/

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• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: hi‧po‧po‧tam

hipopotam m (plural hipopotami)

1. hippopotamus

From French hippopotame, from Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (English hippo-) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”).

• IPA^(key): /hipopotam/
• Hyphenation: hi‧po‧po‧tam

hipopotam (definite accusative hipopotamı)

1. hippopotamus

• (semi-aquatic mammal): su aygırı