Nilpferd
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Nil (“Nile”) + Pferd (“horse”), a loose calque of Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos). Akin to Dutch nijlpaard.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Nilpferd n (strong, genitive Nilpferdes or Nilpferds, plural Nilpferde)
- hippopotamus
- Synonym: Flusspferd n
- 2012, Ursel Scheffler, “Kommissar Kugelblitz. Das rosa Nilpferd”, in Kommissar Kugelblitz, volume 8, Quinto, →ISBN:
- Endlich hält er das rosa Nilpferd in den Armen.
- At last he holds the pink hippo in his arms.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Nilpferd [neuter, strong]
Further reading
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- de:Even-toed ungulates