elephas

See also: Elephas

Latin
elephās

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (e-re-pa) from a compound of Berber *eḷu and either Egyptian ꜣbw,

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or Sanskrit इभ (íbha).

Pronunciation

Noun

elephās m (genitive elephantis); third declension

  1. elephant
  2. elephantiasis

Declension

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Synonyms

Descendants

Descendants derived from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), elephantus and elephāns all listed here.

See also

References
  • elephas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “elephas”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “elephas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • “elephas”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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