Nilpferd
German (Berlin)
/ˈniːlˌp͡feːɐ̯t/
noun
Definitions
- hippopotamus
Etymology
Com from German Nil (Nile) + German Pferd (horse, horses)derived from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (river horse).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἱπποπόταμος
Gloss
river horse
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hippopotamus English
- hippopotamus Latin
- Flusspferd German
- Heupferd German
- Honigkuchenpferd German
- Nil German
- Nilbarsch German
- Pferd German
- Pferdeantilope German
- Pferdeapfel German
- Pferdefleisch German
- Pferdekuss German
- Pferdestall German
- Przewalski-Pferd German
- Reitpferd German
- Schaukelpferd German
- Seepferdchen German
- Springpferd German
- Windpferd German
- nilisch German
- Nijl Dutch, Flemish
- dwergnijlpaard Dutch, Flemish
- nijlpaard Dutch, Flemish
- paard Dutch, Flemish
- hippopotame French
- ποτᾰμός Ancient Greek
- ἱπποπόταμος Ancient Greek
- ῐ̔́ππος Ancient Greek
- *h₁eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- flodhest Norwegian Bokmål
- flodhest Norwegian Nynorsk
- Nīla Latvian
- nīlzirgs Latvian
- zirgs Latvian
- phert Middle High German
- היפופוטם Hebrew (modern)
- *íkkʷos Proto-Hellenic