elephantus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.ɫɛˈpʰan.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.leˈfan̪.t̪us]
Noun
elephantus m (genitive elephantī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | elephantus | elephantī |
| genitive | elephantī | elephantōrum |
| dative | elephantō | elephantīs |
| accusative | elephantum | elephantōs |
| ablative | elephantō | elephantīs |
| vocative | elephante | elephantī |
Synonyms
Descendants
See elephās.
References
- “elephantus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “elephantus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "elephantus", 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)
- elephantus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.