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éléphant

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See also: elephant, Elephant, and êléphant

French

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Un éléphant africain — An African elephant (both senses)

Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French elephant, from Old French elefant, a borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος (eléphas, eléphantos). The commoner Old French form was olifan(t), whence the modern doublet olifant (ivory horn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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éléphant m (plural éléphants, feminine éléphante)

  1. elephant (large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea)
  2. (strictly) male elephant
    Coordinate terms: (gender) éléphante f, éléphantesse f (rare), (age) éléphanteau m, éléphantelle f (rare)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: elefan
  • Louisiana Creole: léléfan, néléfan
  • Romanian: elefant

Further reading

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Norman

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Norman Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nrf

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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éléphant m (plural éléphants)

  1. (Guernsey) elephant