nijlpaard
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈnɛi̯lˌpaːrt/
noun
Definitions
- hippopotamus,
- hippopotamus, any of the Hippopotamidae
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish Nijl (Nile) + Dutch, Flemish paard (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
- prad English
- Nīlus Latin
- hippopotamus Latin
- Nil German
- Nilpferd German
- Pferd German
- Nijl Dutch, Flemish
- dwerg Dutch, Flemish
- dwergnijlpaard Dutch, Flemish
- hobbelpaard Dutch, Flemish
- jaagpaard Dutch, Flemish
- menspaard Dutch, Flemish
- nijlgans Dutch, Flemish
- paard Dutch, Flemish
- paardebloem Dutch, Flemish
- paardenbek Dutch, Flemish
- paardenbloem Dutch, Flemish
- paardenfluisteraar Dutch, Flemish
- paardenfokker Dutch, Flemish
- paardenkracht Dutch, Flemish
- paardenlul Dutch, Flemish
- paardenmiddel Dutch, Flemish
- paardenras Dutch, Flemish
- paardenrennen Dutch, Flemish
- paardenrookvlees Dutch, Flemish
- paardenstaart Dutch, Flemish
- paardenstal Dutch, Flemish
- paardentram Dutch, Flemish
- paardenvijg Dutch, Flemish
- paardmens Dutch, Flemish
- paardrijder Dutch, Flemish
- paradepaard Dutch, Flemish
- renpaard Dutch, Flemish
- rijpaard Dutch, Flemish
- rivierpaard Dutch, Flemish
- stoompaard Dutch, Flemish
- trekpaard Dutch, Flemish
- veulenpaard Dutch, Flemish
- werkpaard Dutch, Flemish
- zeepaard Dutch, Flemish
- hippopotame French
- ποτᾰμός Ancient Greek
- ἱπποπόταμος Ancient Greek
- ῐ̔́ππος Ancient Greek
- *h₁eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- flodhest Norwegian Bokmål
- flodhest Norwegian Nynorsk
- pert Middle Dutch
- perd Afrikaans
- היפופוטם Hebrew (modern)
- *íkkʷos Proto-Hellenic
- Nijl
- dwerg
- paard
- rijpaard
- nijlgans
- renpaard
- zeepaard
- jaagpaard
- trekpaard
- paardmens
- menspaard
- werkpaard
- paardenbek
- paardenlul
- paardenras
- stoompaard
- rivierpaard
- hobbelpaard
- paardentram
- paardrijder
- paardenstal
- paradepaard
- veulenpaard
- paardebloem
- paardenvijg
- paardenbloem
- paardenstaart
- paardenkracht
- paardenfokker
- paardenrennen
- paardenmiddel
- dwergnijlpaard
- paardenrookvlees
- paardenfluisteraar