ἐλέφας
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[edit] Ancient Greek
[edit] Etymology
Loan word, probably from Egyptian
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Abw, but also note Sanskrit इभ (íbha). In any case, probably cognate with Latin ebur (“‘ivory’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Classical): IPA: [elépʰaːs]
- (Koine): IPA: [ɛlˈɛpʰaːs]
- (Byzantine): IPA: [elˈeɸas]
[edit] Noun
ἐλέφας (genitive ἐλέφαντος) m, third declension; (elephās)
[edit] Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ ἐλέφᾱς | τώ ἐλέφαντε | οἱ ἐλέφαντες |
| Genitive | τοῦ ἐλέφαντος | τοῖν ἐλεφάντοιν | τῶν ἐλεφάντων |
| Dative | τῷ ἐλέφαντῐ | τοῖν ἐλεφάντοιν | τοῖς ἐλέφᾱσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | τόν ἐλέφαντᾰ | τώ ἐλέφαντε | τούς ἐλέφαντες |
| Vocative | ἐλέφᾰν | ἐλέφαντε | ἐλέφαντες |
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Descendants
- Middle English: olifaunt
- English: elephant
- French: éléphant
- Greek: ελέφας (eléfas); ελέφαντας (eléfantas)
- Latin: elephas; elephans; elephantus
- Vulgar Latin: olifantus
