Elaphus

See also: elaphus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”).

Proper noun

Elaphus m

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – certain large deer.

See also

• Elaphe

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.la.pʰus/, [ˈɛɫ̪äpʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.la.fus/, [ˈɛːläfus]

Proper noun

Elaphus m sg (genitive Elaphī); second declension

1. a mountain near the Arginusae

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Elaphus
genitive	Elaphī
dative	Elaphō
accusative	Elaphum
ablative	Elaphō
vocative	Elaphe
locative	Elaphī

References

• Elăphus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 579/2.