eilifint

Irish

Alternative forms

  • eileafaint, eileafant
  • eiliofaint (obs)

Etymology

From Middle Irish elifaint, from Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās), from Afroasiatic.

Noun

eilifint f or m (genitive singular eilifinte, nominative plural eilifintí)

  1. elephant

Declension

Declension of eilifint (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative eilifint eilifintí
vocative a eilifint a eilifintí
genitive eilifinte eilifintí
dative eilifint eilifintí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an eilifint na heilifintí
genitive na heilifinte na n-eilifintí
dative leis an eilifint
don eilifint 		leis na heilifintí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of eilifint
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eilifint n-eilifint heilifint not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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