hippopotame

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).

Pronunciation

^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɔ.pɔ.tam/
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Noun

hippopotame m (plural hippopotames)

hippopotamus

Further reading

“hippopotame” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Noun

hippopotame

vocative singular of hippopotamus

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