# virtahepo
## Finnish
### Etymology

virta (“river”) +‎ hepo (“horse”), calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”), "riverine horse".

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋirtɑˌhepo/, [ˈʋirt̪ɑ̝ˌhe̞po̞]
* Rhymes: -epo
* Hyphenation: virta‧hepo

### Noun

virtahepo
* common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
* any member of the family Hippopotamidae
* (biblical, 1992 translation) behemoth (the mythical monster of Job 40)
    Synonym: (1938 translation) behemot

#### Declension

Possessive forms of virtahepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
virtaheponi
virtaheponi
accusative
nom.
virtaheponi
virtaheponi
gen.
virtaheponi
genitive
virtaheponi
virtahepojeni
partitive
virtahepoani
virtahepojani
inessive
virtahevossani
virtahevoissani
elative
virtahevostani
virtahevoistani
illative
virtahepooni
virtahepoihini
adessive
virtahevollani
virtahevoillani
ablative
virtahevoltani
virtahevoiltani
allative
virtahevolleni
virtahevoilleni
essive
virtaheponani
virtahepoinani
translative
virtahevokseni
virtahevoikseni
abessive
virtahevottani
virtahevoittani
instructive
comitative
—virtahepoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
virtaheposi
virtaheposi
accusative
nom.
virtaheposi
virtaheposi
gen.
virtaheposi
genitive
virtaheposi
virtahepojesi
partitive
virtahepoasi
virtahepojasi
inessive
virtahevossasi
virtahevoissasi
elative
virtahevostasi
virtahevoistasi
illative
virtahepoosi
virtahepoihisi
adessive
virtahevollasi
virtahevoillasi
ablative
virtahevoltasi
virtahevoiltasi
allative
virtahevollesi
virtahevoillesi
essive
virtaheponasi
virtahepoinasi
translative
virtahevoksesi
virtahevoiksesi
abessive
virtahevottasi
virtahevoittasi
instructive
comitative
—virtahepoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
virtahepomme
virtahepomme
accusative
nom.
virtahepomme
virtahepomme
gen.
virtahepomme
genitive
virtahepomme
virtahepojemme
partitive
virtahepoamme
virtahepojamme
inessive
virtahevossamme
virtahevoissamme
elative
virtahevostamme
virtahevoistamme
illative
virtahepoomme
virtahepoihimme
adessive
virtahevollamme
virtahevoillamme
ablative
virtahevoltamme
virtahevoiltamme
allative
virtahevollemme
virtahevoillemme
essive
virtaheponamme
virtahepoinamme
translative
virtahevoksemme
virtahevoiksemme
abessive
virtahevottamme
virtahevoittamme
instructive
comitative
—virtahepoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
virtaheponne
virtaheponne
accusative
nom.
virtaheponne
virtaheponne
gen.
virtaheponne
genitive
virtaheponne
virtahepojenne
partitive
virtahepoanne
virtahepojanne
inessive
virtahevossanne
virtahevoissanne
elative
virtahevostanne
virtahevoistanne
illative
virtahepoonne
virtahepoihinne
adessive
virtahevollanne
virtahevoillanne
ablative
virtahevoltanne
virtahevoiltanne
allative
virtahevollenne
virtahevoillenne
essive
virtaheponanne
virtahepoinanne
translative
virtahevoksenne
virtahevoiksenne
abessive
virtahevottanne
virtahevoittanne
instructive
comitative
—virtahepoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
virtaheponsa
virtaheponsa
accusative
nom.
virtaheponsa
virtaheponsa
gen.
virtaheponsa
genitive
virtaheponsa
virtahepojensa
partitive
virtahepoaan virtahepoansa
virtahepojaan virtahepojansa
inessive
virtahevossaan virtahevossansa
virtahevoissaan virtahevoissansa
elative
virtahevostaan virtahevostansa
virtahevoistaan virtahevoistansa
illative
virtahepoonsa
virtahepoihinsa
adessive
virtahevollaan virtahevollansa
virtahevoillaan virtahevoillansa
ablative
virtahevoltaan virtahevoltansa
virtahevoiltaan virtahevoiltansa
allative
virtahevolleen virtahevollensa
virtahevoilleen virtahevoillensa
essive
virtaheponaan virtaheponansa
virtahepoinaan virtahepoinansa
translative
virtahevokseen virtahevoksensa
virtahevoikseen virtahevoiksensa
abessive
virtahevottaan virtahevottansa
virtahevoittaan virtahevoittansa
instructive
comitative
—virtahepoineen virtahepoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kääpiövirtahepo

### Further reading

* “virtahepo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04