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) hippopotamus, hippo ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “flóðhestur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)