In Italian, "hippo" is l’ippopotamo. It is a noun.
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Buy on SteamIn Italian, "hippo" is l’ippopotamo. It is a noun. The word is spelled l’ippopotamo and pronounced as written, following Italian pronunciation rules.
Italian nouns are either masculine or feminine. The gender of l’ippopotamo is reflected in its article: il/lo (masculine) or la (feminine).
Use l’ippopotamo as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In Italian, word order and agreement rules determine how l’ippopotamo fits into a sentence.
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