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Nilpferd

Concepts

river hippopotamus

pachyderm

common hippopotamus

nile hippo

Synonyms

Großflusspferd

Hippo

Nilpferdmännchen

Flusspferdmännchen

Hippopotamus

Flusspferdweibchen

Nilpferdweibchen

Frequency

25k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈniːlˌp͡feːɐ̯t/
Etymology

In summary

From Nil (“Nile”) + Pferd (“horse”), a loose calque of Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos). Akin to Dutch nijlpaard.

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