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
(derogatory) an overweight person

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: هیپوپوتام (hipopotam)
- Turkish: hipopotam
→ Tunisian Arabic: ليپوپوتام (lipuputēm)

Further reading

“hippopotame”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

hippopotame

vocative singular of hippopotamus

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