flodhest
Norwegian
noun-m1
Definitions
- a hippopotamus, or hippo informal
Etymology
Compound from Norwegian Bokmål flod (river) + Norwegian Bokmål hest (horse)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
- Nilpferd German
- nijlpaard Dutch, Flemish
- hippopotame French
- ποτᾰμός Ancient Greek
- ἱπποπόταμος Ancient Greek
- ῐ̔́ππος Ancient Greek
- *h₁eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- arbeidshest Norwegian Bokmål
- fjordhest Norwegian Bokmål
- flod Norwegian Bokmål
- flodbølge Norwegian Bokmål
- fullblodshest Norwegian Bokmål
- gyngehest Norwegian Bokmål
- hest Norwegian Bokmål
- hesteavl Norwegian Bokmål
- hesteelsker Norwegian Bokmål
- hestehale Norwegian Bokmål
- hestehov Norwegian Bokmål
- hestekastanje Norwegian Bokmål
- hestekraft Norwegian Bokmål
- hesteløp Norwegian Bokmål
- hesterygg Norwegian Bokmål
- hestesko Norwegian Bokmål
- hestesport Norwegian Bokmål
- hestetrukket Norwegian Bokmål
- hestkuk Norwegian Bokmål
- islandshest Norwegian Bokmål
- pakkhest Norwegian Bokmål
- syndflod Norwegian Bokmål
- trehest Norwegian Bokmål
- flodhest Norwegian Nynorsk
- flóð Old Norse
- היפופוטם Hebrew (modern)
- *íkkʷos Proto-Hellenic