nīlzirgs

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”)).

nīlzirgs m (1st declension)

1. hippopotamus (genus Hippopotamus)

   nīlzirgu bars ― hippopotamus herd

   nīlzirgu dzimtene ir Āfrikas vidiene ― the hippopotamus homeland is the interior of Africa

• behemots, begemots
• hipopotams