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елефантъ

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Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From е҆лефа́нтесъ (e҆lefántesŭ). Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (nominative plural ελέφαντες (eléphantes)).

Noun

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елефа́нтъ (elefántŭm

  1. elephant
    Synonym: слонъ (slonŭ)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Old Ruthenian: елефа́нтъ (elefánt)
  • Russian: элефа́нт (elefánt) (archaic)

Old Ruthenian

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елефа́нтъ

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic е҆лефа́нтъ (e҆lefántŭ), from е҆лефа́нтесъ (e҆lefántesŭ), further borrowed from Ancient Greek ελέφαντες (eléphantes). Cognate with archaic Russian элефа́нт (elefánt).

Noun

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елефантъ (elefantm animal

  1. elephant
    Synonym: слонъ (slon)
    коли римлꙗны з кархидонꙗны точили битвꙋ, ѡнъ неприꙗтелꙗ кархидончика седꙗчого на моцном и твердо персомъ елефанте рицера валечного положив из елефантом на плꙗцꙋkoli rimljany z karxidonjany točili bitvu, on neprijatelja karxidončika sedjačoho na mocnom i tverdo persom elefante ricera valečnoho položiv iz elefantom na pljacu(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

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