elephantus
Latin
Alternative forms
- elephas
- elephans
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.leˈpʰan.tus/, [ɛɫ̪ɛˈpʰän̪t̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.leˈfan.tus/, [eleˈfän̪t̪us]
Noun
elephantus m (genitive elephantī); second declension
- An elephant.
- Ivory.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elephantus | elephantī |
| Genitive | elephantī | elephantōrum |
| Dative | elephantō | elephantīs |
| Accusative | elephantum | elephantōs |
| Ablative | elephantō | elephantīs |
| Vocative | elephante | elephantī |
Synonyms
- (elephant): elephāns
- (ivory): ebur
Descendants
See elephās.
References
- “elephantus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “elephantus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- elephantus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- elephantus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette