Finnish
Etymology
virta (“river”) + hepo (“horse”), calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”), "riverine horse".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋirtɑˌhepo/, [ˈʋirt̪ɑ̝ˌhe̞po̞]
- Rhymes: -epo
- Syllabification(key): vir‧ta‧he‧po
- Hyphenation(key): virta‧hepo
Noun
virtahepo
- common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
- any member of the family Hippopotamidae
- (biblical, 1992 translation) behemoth (the mythical monster of Job 40)
- Synonym: (1938 translation) behemot
Declension
| Inflection of virtahepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
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| nominative
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virtahepo
|
virtahevot
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| genitive
|
virtahevon
|
virtahepojen
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| partitive
|
virtahepoa
|
virtahepoja
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| illative
|
virtahepoon
|
virtahepoihin
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
virtahepo
|
virtahevot
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| accusative
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nom.
|
virtahepo
|
virtahevot
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| gen.
|
virtahevon
|
| genitive
|
virtahevon
|
virtahepojen
|
| partitive
|
virtahepoa
|
virtahepoja
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| inessive
|
virtahevossa
|
virtahevoissa
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| elative
|
virtahevosta
|
virtahevoista
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| illative
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virtahepoon
|
virtahepoihin
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| adessive
|
virtahevolla
|
virtahevoilla
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| ablative
|
virtahevolta
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virtahevoilta
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| allative
|
virtahevolle
|
virtahevoille
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| essive
|
virtahepona
|
virtahepoina
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| translative
|
virtahevoksi
|
virtahevoiksi
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| abessive
|
virtahevotta
|
virtahevoitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
virtahevoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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virtaheponi
|
virtaheponi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
virtaheponi
|
virtaheponi
|
| gen.
|
virtaheponi
|
| genitive
|
virtaheponi
|
virtahepojeni
|
| partitive
|
virtahepoani
|
virtahepojani
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| inessive
|
virtahevossani
|
virtahevoissani
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| elative
|
virtahevostani
|
virtahevoistani
|
| illative
|
virtahepooni
|
virtahepoihini
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| adessive
|
virtahevollani
|
virtahevoillani
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| ablative
|
virtahevoltani
|
virtahevoiltani
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| allative
|
virtahevolleni
|
virtahevoilleni
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| essive
|
virtaheponani
|
virtahepoinani
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| translative
|
virtahevokseni
|
virtahevoikseni
|
| abessive
|
virtahevottani
|
virtahevoittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
virtahepoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
virtaheposi
|
virtaheposi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
virtaheposi
|
virtaheposi
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| gen.
|
virtaheposi
|
| genitive
|
virtaheposi
|
virtahepojesi
|
| partitive
|
virtahepoasi
|
virtahepojasi
|
| inessive
|
virtahevossasi
|
virtahevoissasi
|
| elative
|
virtahevostasi
|
virtahevoistasi
|
| illative
|
virtahepoosi
|
virtahepoihisi
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| adessive
|
virtahevollasi
|
virtahevoillasi
|
| ablative
|
virtahevoltasi
|
virtahevoiltasi
|
| allative
|
virtahevollesi
|
virtahevoillesi
|
| essive
|
virtaheponasi
|
virtahepoinasi
|
| translative
|
virtahevoksesi
|
virtahevoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
virtahevottasi
|
virtahevoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
virtahepoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
virtahepomme
|
virtahepomme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
virtahepomme
|
virtahepomme
|
| gen.
|
virtahepomme
|
| genitive
|
virtahepomme
|
virtahepojemme
|
| partitive
|
virtahepoamme
|
virtahepojamme
|
| inessive
|
virtahevossamme
|
virtahevoissamme
|
| elative
|
virtahevostamme
|
virtahevoistamme
|
| illative
|
virtahepoomme
|
virtahepoihimme
|
| adessive
|
virtahevollamme
|
virtahevoillamme
|
| ablative
|
virtahevoltamme
|
virtahevoiltamme
|
| allative
|
virtahevollemme
|
virtahevoillemme
|
| essive
|
virtaheponamme
|
virtahepoinamme
|
| translative
|
virtahevoksemme
|
virtahevoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
virtahevottamme
|
virtahevoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
virtahepoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
virtaheponne
|
virtaheponne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
virtaheponne
|
virtaheponne
|
| gen.
|
virtaheponne
|
| genitive
|
virtaheponne
|
virtahepojenne
|
| partitive
|
virtahepoanne
|
virtahepojanne
|
| inessive
|
virtahevossanne
|
virtahevoissanne
|
| elative
|
virtahevostanne
|
virtahevoistanne
|
| illative
|
virtahepoonne
|
virtahepoihinne
|
| adessive
|
virtahevollanne
|
virtahevoillanne
|
| ablative
|
virtahevoltanne
|
virtahevoiltanne
|
| allative
|
virtahevollenne
|
virtahevoillenne
|
| essive
|
virtaheponanne
|
virtahepoinanne
|
| translative
|
virtahevoksenne
|
virtahevoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
virtahevottanne
|
virtahevoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
virtahepoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
virtaheponsa
|
virtaheponsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
virtaheponsa
|
virtaheponsa
|
| gen.
|
virtaheponsa
|
| genitive
|
virtaheponsa
|
virtahepojensa
|
| partitive
|
virtahepoaan
virtahepoansa
|
virtahepojaan
virtahepojansa
|
| inessive
|
virtahevossaan
virtahevossansa
|
virtahevoissaan
virtahevoissansa
|
| elative
|
virtahevostaan
virtahevostansa
|
virtahevoistaan
virtahevoistansa
|
| illative
|
virtahepoonsa
|
virtahepoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
virtahevollaan
virtahevollansa
|
virtahevoillaan
virtahevoillansa
|
| ablative
|
virtahevoltaan
virtahevoltansa
|
virtahevoiltaan
virtahevoiltansa
|
| allative
|
virtahevolleen
virtahevollensa
|
virtahevoilleen
virtahevoillensa
|
| essive
|
virtaheponaan
virtaheponansa
|
virtahepoinaan
virtahepoinansa
|
| translative
|
virtahevokseen
virtahevoksensa
|
virtahevoikseen
virtahevoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
virtahevottaan
virtahevottansa
|
virtahevoittaan
virtahevoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
virtahepoineen
virtahepoinensa
|
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Derived terms
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