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hippopotamus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.tə.məs/ (Canada, US)
• /hɪ.po.poˈta.mʊs/ (Philippines)
• /hɪ.poˈpo.ta.mʊs/ (Philippines)
• [ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.ɾə.məs] (Canada, US)
• (US) audio
• /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/ (UK)
• /ˌhi.po̞.po̞ˈte̞ː.mo̞s/ Ghana
• /ˌhi.poˈpo.te.mɔs/ (Nigeria)

Etymology

From Latin and New Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (English hippo-) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”). First attested in the 1560s. Displaced displaced English nicker (from native Old English nicor) and river horse.

Meanings

1. A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.
2. The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius).
   • These were the first hippopotami that we had ever seen, and, to judge by their insatiable curiosity, I should judge that we were the first white men that they had ever seen. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

woolly hippopotamus · Hippopotamus Defence · hippopotamoid · hippo · hippopotamuslike · common hippopotamus · pygmy hippopotamus · hippopotamic · dependapotamus

Relateds

hypotenuse (Similar-looking but unrelated terms, not to be confused with the above) · potamic · hippopotamine · Mesopotamia · hypothalamus (Similar-looking but unrelated terms, not to be confused with the above) · hippo-

Synonyms

hippopotamid · river horse · hippo

Translations (208)

ota صو آیغری (African mammal) · an hipopotamo (African mammal) · shu قرنتي (African mammal) · arz سَيِّد قِشْطه (African mammal) · ttj ensere class 9 (African mammal) · id kuda nil (African mammal) · hi जलहस्ती (African mammal) · ar فَرَس نَهْر (African mammal) · sh povodni konj (African mammal) · tg аспи обӣ (African mammal) · ja 河馬 (African mammal) · tum chigwere (African mammal) · mk нилски коњ (African mammal) · lt upėarklis (African mammal) · sa करियाद (African mammal) · it ippopotamo (African mammal) · cv бегемот (African mammal) · ny madzi abisa ndiwo (African mammal) · bg ре́чен кон (African mammal) · dyu mɛli (African mammal) · tl ipopotamo (African mammal) · yue 河馬 /河马 (African mammal) · gl hipopótamo (African mammal) · eu hipopotamo (African mammal) · ktu nguvu (African mammal) · aeb ليپوپوتام (African mammal) · ota هیپوپوتام (African mammal) · mkf su ándázhi (African mammal) · ru бегемо́т (African mammal) · sq hippopotamus (African mammal) · tk suw aty (African mammal) · vo flumedajevod (African mammal) · dyu mali (African mammal) · sq hipopotam (African mammal) · cmn 河馬 /河马 (African mammal) · be бегемо́т (African mammal) · gd capall-abhainn (African mammal) · bni ngubu (African mammal) · kg nguvu (African mammal) · myv леельде (African mammal) · spp kòòntìrìŋè (African mammal) · af seekoei (African mammal) · ln ngubu (African mammal) · xal усна үкр (African mammal) · ca hipopòtam (African mammal) · lv nīlzirgs (African mammal) · lv hipopotams (African mammal) · yao ndomondo class 9 (African mammal) · lol ngubu (African mammal) · os бегемот (African mammal) · ug بېگېموت (African mammal) · sw kiboko (African mammal) · mn ᠤᠰᠤᠨ ᠦ ᠦᠬᠡᠷ (African mammal) · egy xA-A-b-E25 (African mammal) · ota آت بالغی (African mammal) · pa ਦਰਿਆਈ ਘੋੜਾ (African mammal) · ha dṑrinā (African mammal) · tg баҳмут (African mammal) · ko 하마 (African mammal) · xh imvubu (African mammal) · is flóðhestur (African mammal) · hy բեգեմոտ (African mammal) · km ដំរីទឹក (African mammal) · az su atı (African mammal) · kk бегемот (African mammal) · ur دریائی گھوڑا (African mammal) · ky бегемот (African mammal) · bg бегемо́т (African mammal) · bn জলহস্তী (African mammal) · lt hipopotamas (African mammal) · hi जलीय घोड़ा (African mammal) · vo hiopot (African mammal) · bo ཆུ་རྟ (African mammal) · so jeer (African mammal) · ka ბეჰემოთი (African mammal) · fr cheval marin (African mammal) · nn flodhest (African mammal) · ug سۇ ئېتى (African mammal) · kum суват (African mammal) · tr su aygırı (African mammal) · mn ᠤᠰᠤᠨ ᠲᠠᠬᠢ (African mammal) · uk бегемо́т (African mammal) · rom hipopotàmo (African mammal) · ka ჰიპოპოტამი (African mammal) · tt су сыеры (African mammal) · amf áaɗe (African mammal) · cme yoŋo (African mammal) · ny mvuú (African mammal) · nb flodhest (African mammal) · kzr naymbih (African mammal) · hak 河馬 /河马 (African mammal) · hi दरियाई घोड़ा (African mammal) · kmb nguvu (African mammal) · kw dowrvargh (African mammal) · de Flusspferd (African mammal) · or ଦରିଆ ଘୋଡ଼ା (African mammal) · pt hipopótamo (African mammal) · cy afonfarch (African mammal) · mn армаана (African mammal) · kmr hespê avê (African mammal) · pl hipopotam (African mammal) · be гіпапата́м (African mammal) · as জলহস্তী (African mammal) · ttj enjubu class 9 (African mammal) · izh begemootta (African mammal) · th ฮิปโปโปเตมัส (African mammal) · ajp فرس النهر (African mammal) · acw فَرَس النَّهْر (African mammal) · uz suv oti (African mammal) · vi lợn nước (African mammal) · ny ndomondo (African mammal) · mr पाणघोड (African mammal) · uz gippopotam (African mammal) · de Nilpferd (African mammal) · mn усан тахь (African mammal) · mn армана (African mammal) · teo emiria (African mammal) · sl nilski konj (African mammal) · crh suv ayğırı (African mammal) · tuv epiri (African mammal) · es hipopótamo (African mammal) · my ရေမြင်း (African mammal) · ang nicor (African mammal) · sl povodni konj (African mammal) · gd each-aibhne (African mammal) · fa اسب آبی (African mammal) · he בְּהֵמוֹת (African mammal) · he הִיפּוֹפּוֹטָם (African mammal) · tt гиппопотам (African mammal) · ms badak air (African mammal) · xab tòbárì (African mammal) · ta நீரானை (African mammal) · zu imvubu (African mammal) · az begemot (African mammal) · sh nilski konj (African mammal) · sh поводни коњ (African mammal) · oj gchi-bgwaji-gookoosh (African mammal) · niq makas (African mammal) · cs hroch (African mammal) · ro hipopotam (African mammal) · si හිපපොටේමස් (African mammal) · tt су үгезе (African mammal) · uz begemot (African mammal) · sh нилски коњ (African mammal) · wo léebéer bi (African mammal) · fr hippo (African mammal) · mn ᠠᠷᠠᠮᠠᠨ᠎ᠠ (African mammal) · vi hà mã (African mammal) · gv cabbylawin (African mammal) · hy գետաձի (African mammal) · am ጉማሬ (African mammal) · kk сусиыр (African mammal) · ml ഹിപ്പോപ്പൊട്ടാമസ് (African mammal) · ky гиппопотам (African mammal) · slr su at (African mammal) · mn усны үхэр (African mammal) · nan-hbl 河馬 /河马 (African mammal) · yi היפּאָפּאָטאַם (African mammal) · nl nijlpaard (African mammal) · la hippopotamus (African mammal) · tk gippopotam (African mammal) · sq kali i Nilit (African mammal) · ru гиппопота́м (African mammal) · sv flodhäst (African mammal) · nog зил (African mammal) · iso eniamị (African mammal) · ti ጉማረ (African mammal) · fo áarross (African mammal) · cy hipopotamws (African mammal) · ln ngubú (African mammal) · za hozmaj (African mammal) · lo ຊ້າງນ້ຳ (African mammal) · el ιπποπόταμος (African mammal) · sk hroch (African mammal) · he סוּס יְאוֹר (African mammal) · grc ἵππος ποτάμιος (African mammal) · nv tééhoołtsódii (African mammal) · wji ndaaje (African mammal) · fi virtahepo (African mammal) · egy d-b-E25 (African mammal) · bej iisin (African mammal) · hu víziló (African mammal) · ast hipopótamu (African mammal) · dim ʔarú (African mammal) · ve mvuvhu (African mammal) · kl imermiutarsuaq (African mammal) · eo hipopotamo (African mammal) · tr hipopotam (African mammal) · et jõehobu (African mammal) · dsb wódny kóń (African mammal) · tk begemot (African mammal) · ts mpfuvu (African mammal) · ga dobhareach (African mammal) · kk су сиыры (African mammal) · ml നീർക്കുതിര (African mammal) · lt begemotas (African mammal) · uk гіпопота́м (African mammal) · ja カバ (African mammal) · grc ἱπποπόταμος (African mammal) · st kubu (African mammal) · oc ipopotam (African mammal) · da flodhest (African mammal) · zu ingexe (African mammal) · ps د اوبو آس (African mammal) · bg хипопота́м (African mammal) · lv behemots (African mammal) · mt ippopotamu (African mammal) · fr hippopotame (African mammal)

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