Swedish noun

en flodhäst

hippopotamus/ˈfluːdhɛsːt/

Meaning

hippopotamus

Forms

Forms of flodhäst
Singular, indefiniteen flodhäst
Singular, definiteflodhästen
Plural, indefiniteflodhästar
Plural, definiteflodhästarna

flodhäst is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor flodhäst, den stora flodhästen. Check another noun

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Is it en flodhäst or ett flodhäst?

Questions

What does flodhäst mean in English?

flodhäst means “hippopotamus”.

Is it en flodhäst or ett flodhäst?

It is en flodhäst, and “the hippopotamus” is flodhästen.

What is the plural of flodhäst?

The plural of flodhäst is flodhästar, and the definite plural is flodhästarna.

Origin

flod + häst

Nearby common words

flodhäst is number 9,189 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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