virtahepo

== 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 hippopotamus, common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) hippopotamus, any member of the family Hippopotamidae (biblical, 1992 translation) behemoth (the mythical monster of Job 40) Synonym: (1938 translation) behemot ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “virtahepo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023