Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

flodhest m ‎(definite singular flodhesten, indefinite plural flodhester, definite plural flodhestene)

1. a hippopotamus, or hippo (informal)

References

• “flodhest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From flod ‎(“river”) +‎ hest ‎(“horse”), modelled on Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος ‎(hippopótamos), from ἵππος ‎(híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός ‎(potamós, “river”).

Noun

flodhest m ‎(definite singular flodhesten, indefinite plural flodhestar, definite plural flodhestane)

1. a hippopotamus, or hippo (informal)

References

• “flodhest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.