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Seekuh

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Etymology

From See (“sea”) +‎ Kuh (“cow”). The sense "hippopotamus" is a calque of Afrikaans seekoei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːˌkuː/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Seekuh f (genitive Seekuh, plural Seekühe)

  1. sea cow, sirenian
    Synonym: Sirene
    Hyponyms: Manati, Dugong
  2. (South Africa, Namibia) hippopotamus

Declension

Declension of Seekuh [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Seekuh die Seekühe
genitive einer der Seekuh der Seekühe
dative einer der Seekuh den Seekühen
accusative eine die Seekuh die Seekühe
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