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)

1. hippopotamus

Inflection

Declension of flodhest

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flodhest	flodhesten	flodheste	flodhestene
genitive	flodhests	flodhestens	flodhestes	flodhestenes

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)

1. 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)

1. a hippopotamus, or hippo (informal)

References

• “flodhest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.