elefante

See also: Elefante

Asturian

Noun

elefante m (plural elefantes)

  1. elephant (mammal)

Basque

Pronunciation
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Noun

elefante

  1. elephant

Declension
(animate noun) declension of elefante
indefinite singular plural
absolutiveelefanteelefanteaelefanteak
ergativeelefantekelefanteakelefanteek
dativeelefanterielefantearielefanteei
genitiveelefanterenelefantearenelefanteen
comitativeelefanterekinelefantearekinelefanteekin
causativeelefanterengatikelefantearengatikelefanteengatik
benefactiveelefanterentzatelefantearentzatelefanteentzat
instrumentalelefantezelefanteazelefanteez
inessiveelefanterenganelefantearenganelefanteengan
allativeelefanterenganaelefantearenganaelefanteengana
terminativeelefanterenganainoelefantearenganainoelefanteenganaino
directiveelefanterenganantzelefantearenganantzelefanteenganantz
destinativeelefanterenganakoelefantearenganakoelefanteenganako
ablativeelefanterengandikelefantearengandikelefanteengandik
partitiveelefanterik
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prolativeelefantetzat
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Galician

Noun

elefante m (plural elefantes)

  1. elephant

Italian

Etymology

From Latin elephantem, accusative form of elephās, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (e-re-pa), from a compound of Berber *eḷu and either Egyptian ꜣbw or Sanskrit इभ (íbha).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.leˈfan.te/, [el̺eˈfän̪t̪e̞]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧fàn‧te

Noun

elefante m (plural elefanti, feminine elefantessa)

  1. elephant

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Sicilian: lifanti (or inherited from Latin)

Further reading

Latin

Noun

elefante

  1. vocative singular of elefantus

Portuguese
Elefante (Loxodonta africana)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese (h)elefante, elifante, from Latin elephās, elephantis (“elephant”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās, “elephant, ivory”).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.lɨ.ˈfɐ̃.tɨ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.le.ˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧fan‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

Noun

elefante m (plural elefantes, feminine elefanta, feminine plural elefantas, feminine aliá, feminine plural aliás)

  1. elephant

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Spanish

Etymology

From various Old Spanish [Term?] forms like elifant, alefant and eleofant, all ultimately from Latin elephās, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.leˈfan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante

Noun

elefante m (plural elefantes)

  1. elephant

Derived terms

Descendants
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