Elephantine

See also: elephantine and éléphantine

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē).

Proper noun

Elephantine

  1. An island in the river Nile, and the ancient city that occupied it.

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Adjective

Elephantine (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Elephantine or the Elephantine people.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē).

Proper noun

Elephantīnē f sg (genitive Elephantīnēs); first declension

  1. Elephantine (ancient island city in Egypt)

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Elephantīnē
genitive Elephantīnēs
dative Elephantīnae
accusative Elephantīnēn
ablative Elephantīnē
vocative Elephantīnē
locative Elephantīnēs

References

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