elefantino

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Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [elefantˈino]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧fant‧i‧no

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a female elephant, cow elephant

Hypernyms[edit]

Coordinate terms[edit]

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

elefanto (elephant) +‎ -ino (female)

Noun[edit]

elefantino (plural elefantini)

  1. female elephant, cow elephant

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. elephantine (all senses)
    Synonym: elefantesco
  2. (literary) made of ivory
    Synonym: (literary) eburneo
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Further reading[edit]

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

elefantino m (plural elefantini)

  1. a young or small elephant

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧fan‧ti‧no

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. elephantine (of or relating to elephants)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From elefante (elephant) +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. elephantine

Further reading[edit]