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

Third-declension noun.

Case 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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