How to Say “Hippo” in Irish

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dobhareach
The Irish word for hippo is dobhareach.
dobhareach refers to a large, semiaquatic mammal characterized by thick skin and a wide mouth.

Did you know?

  • The word dobhareach is a compound of dobhar, meaning 'water', and each, meaning 'horse'.
  • The word dobhar shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'water'.
  • The word each for 'horse' is a poetic or formal term and is less common in everyday speech than the word capall.

Examples in context

  • Tá an dobhareach an-mhór.
    The hippo is very large.

Example conversation

Conor and Niamh are looking at animals in a zoo.

  1. Conor

    Seo an dobhareach, Niamh!
    This is the hippo, Niamh!
  2. Niamh

    Is mór é!
    It is big!
  3. Conor

    Tá sé ag snámh anois.
    It is swimming now.
  4. Niamh

    Is iontach é an dobhareach.
    The hippo is wonderful.

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