No, hippopotamus (and hippo) is a common noun, a word for any hippopotamus anywhere.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:
No, hippopotamus (and hippo) is a common noun, a word for any hippopotamus anywhere.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Hippopotamus Street, Tembisa, Gauteng, South AfricaHappy Hippopotamus Daycare Acd, Longview, TXHippopotamus Restaurant & Bar, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand"The Hippopotamus Pool", a novel by Elizabeth Peters
"Hippopotamus" is a common noun, as it refers to a general species of large, mostly herbivorous mammals found in sub-Saharan Africa. Common nouns name general items, while proper nouns identify specific names or titles. For example, "Hippopotamus amphibius" is the scientific name of the species, but "hippopotamus" on its own remains a common noun.
The noun hippopotamus is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female animal. The gender noun for a female hippopotamus is a cow; the gender noun for a male is a bull.
Yes, hippo (and hippopotamus) is a noun, a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for an animal, a word for a thing.
Pencil proper or common noun
As a name of a road , Park Avenue', it is a proper noun, and both words star with a capital letter. However, when used separately, as 'the park, or 'the avenue', they are common nouns and so not need a capital letter.
Exxon is a proper noun
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Yes, the word 'Ali' is a proper noun, the name of a person.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.A proper noun is always capitalized.
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Proper noun
It is a proper noun, because it is the name of a specific thing.