elefantino

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto elefanto

Proto-Germanic *-inī

Proto-West Germanic *-ini

Old High German -in

Middle High German -in

German -inder.

Esperanto -ino

Esperanto elefantino

From elefanto (“elephant”) + -ino (“female”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elefanˈtino/

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: e‧le‧fan‧ti‧no

Noun

elefantino (accusative singular elefantinon, plural elefantinoj, accusative plural elefantinojn)

1. a female elephant, cow elephant

Hypernyms

• elefanto (“elephant”)

Coordinate terms

• elefantiĉo (neologism), virelefanto (idiomatic) (male elephant, bull elephant)

Ido

Etymology

elefanto (“elephant”) +‎ -ino (“female”)

Noun

elefantino (plural elefantini)

1. female elephant, cow elephant

Hypernyms

• elefanto (“elephant”)

Coordinate terms

• elefantulo (“male elephant, bull elephant”)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.le.fanˈti.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧fan‧tì‧no

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin elephantinus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεφάντινος (elephántinos).

Adjective

elefantino (feminine elefantina, masculine plural elefantini, feminine plural elefantine)

1. elephantine (all senses)

   Synonym: elefantesco

2. (literary) made of ivory

   Synonym: (literary) eburneo

Derived terms

• criselefantino
• foca elefantina

Further reading

• elefantino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From elefant(e) (“elephant”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

Noun

elefantino m (plural elefantini)

1. a young or small elephant

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɨ.fɐ̃ˈti.nu/

• Hyphenation: e‧le‧fan‧ti‧no

Adjective

elefantino (feminine elefantina, masculine plural elefantinos, feminine plural elefantinas)

1. elephantine (of or relating to elephants)

Further reading

• “elefantino”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “elefantino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish elefante

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnus

Spanish -ino

Spanish elefantino

From elefante (“elephant”) + -ino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elefanˈtino/ [e.le.fãn̪ˈt̪i.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: e‧le‧fan‧ti‧no

Adjective

elefantino (feminine elefantina, masculine plural elefantinos, feminine plural elefantinas)

1. elephantine

Further reading

• “elefantino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025