elephas

See also: Elephas

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās), possibly borrowed from Egyptian ꜣbw

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    elephās m (genitive elephantis); third declension

    1. elephant
    2. elephantiasis

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative elephās elephantēs
    genitive elephantis elephantum
    dative elephantī elephantibus
    accusative elephantem elephantēs
    ablative elephante elephantibus
    vocative elephās elephantēs

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    Descendants derived from elephās, 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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