elephantine

See also Elephantine

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /ɛl.ə.ˈfæn.tin/, /ɛl.ə.ˈfæn.tɪn/, /ɛl.ə.ˈfæn.taɪn/

Adjective

elephantine (comparative more elephantine, superlative most elephantine)

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elephants.
2. Very large.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:gigantic

Derived terms

• elephantine epoch
• elephantine leprosy
• elephantine tortoise

Translations

of or relating to elephants

Bulgarian: слонски (bg) Czech: sloní (cs) Esperanto: elefanta (eo)

French: éléphantin (fr) m., éléphantine (fr) f. Irish: eilifintiúil (ga)

very large

Czech: sloní (cs)

French: éléphantesque (fr) m. and f.

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Latin

Adjective

elephantine

1. vocative masculine singular of elephantinus