flodhest

== Danish == === Etymology === From flod (“river”) +‎ hest (“horse”), modelled on Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”). === Noun === flodhest c (singular definite flodhesten, plural indefinite flodheste) hippopotamus ==== Inflection ==== === References === “flodhest” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From flod (“river”) +‎ hest (“horse”), modelled on Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”). === Noun === flodhest m (definite singular flodhesten, indefinite plural flodhester, definite plural flodhestene) a hippopotamus, or hippo (informal) === References === “flodhest” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From flod (“river”) +‎ hest (“horse”), modelled on Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”). === Noun === flodhest m (definite singular flodhesten, indefinite plural flodhestar, definite plural flodhestane) a hippopotamus, or hippo (informal) === References === “flodhest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.