éléphant

See also: elephant, Elephant, and êléphant

French

Etymology

From Middle French elephant, learned borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος (eléphas, eléphantos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.le.fɑ̃/
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Noun

éléphant m (plural éléphants, feminine éléphante)

elephant

Descendants

Haitian Creole: elefan
→ Romanian: elefant

Further reading

“éléphant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Alternative forms

êléphant (Jersey)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French elephant, itself a learned borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος (eléphas, eléphantos).

Noun

éléphant m (plural éléphants)

(Guernsey) elephant

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