elefante

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Asturian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin elephantem, accusative of elephans, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās). Cognates include Spanish elefante and Portuguese elefante.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eleˈfante/, [e.leˈfãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧fan‧te

Noun

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elefante m (plural elefantes)

  1. elephant (mammal)

Basque

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Spanish or directly from Latin?”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /elefante/ [e.le.fãn̪.t̪e]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧fan‧te

Noun

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elefante anim

  1. elephant

Declension

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Further reading

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish elefante.

Noun

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elefante

  1. elephant.

Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish elefante.

Noun

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elefante

  1. elephant

Corsican

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Corsican Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia co
Un elefante.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin elephantem, accusative of elephas, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās). Cognates include Italian elefante and Spanish elefante.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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elefante m (plural elefanti)

  1. elephant

References

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Galician

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Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Old Galician-Portuguese elefante, borrowed from Latin elephās, elephantis (elephant), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās, elephant, ivory).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /eleˈfante/ [e.leˈfan̪.t̪ɪ]
    • Rhymes: -ante

    Noun

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    elefante m (plural elefantes, feminine elefanta, feminine plural elefantas)

    1. elephant

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    Italian

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin elephantem.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /e.leˈfan.te/
    • Rhymes: -ante
    • Hyphenation: e‧le‧fàn‧te
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

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    elefante m (plural elefanti, feminine elefantessa)

    1. elephant

    Derived terms

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    References

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    • elefante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Further reading

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    Latin

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    Noun

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    elefante

    1. vocative singular of elefantus

    Old Galician-Portuguese

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      Learned borrowing from Latin elephās, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās), possibly borrowed from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-. First attested in 1350.

      Noun

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      elefante m (plural elefantes)

      1. elephant
        • 1373 January 20, Fernán Martís, chapter 121, in Cronica Troiana [Trojan Chronicle], translation of Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure, page 42:
          Et auja hũ caſtelete en çima todo encoyrado de coyro de alifãt. ⁊ era laũado p̃ g̃rã maeſtria ⁊ pintado moy ben.
          And there was a castlet on it, covered with elephant hide and skillfully adorned and very well painted.

      Descendants

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      References

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      Portuguese

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      Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia pt
      Elefante (Loxodonta africana)

      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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        From Old Galician-Portuguese elefante, elifante, borrowed from Latin elephantis (elephant), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās, elephant, ivory). Doublet of olifante.

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        Noun

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        elefante m (plural elefantes, feminine elefanta or aliá, feminine plural elefantas or aliás)

        1. elephant (any mammal of the order Proboscidea)
        2. (figurative, derogatory) landwhale (an obese person)
          Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gordo
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        Descendants

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        See also

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        Spanish

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        Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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        Etymology

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        From various Old Spanish forms like elifant, alefant and eleofant, all ultimately from Latin elephantis, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas).

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /eleˈfante/ [e.leˈfãn̪.t̪e]
        • Audio (Colombia):(file)
        • Rhymes: -ante
        • Syllabification: e‧le‧fan‧te

        Noun

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        elefante m (plural elefantes, feminine elefanta, feminine plural elefantas)

        1. elephant

        Derived terms

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        Descendants

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