елефант

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Ukrainian

елефа́нт

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian елефа́нтъ (elefánt), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic е҆лефа́нтъ (elefántŭ), е҆лефа́нтесъ (elefántesŭ, elephant), further borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (nominative plural ελέφαντες (eléphantes)). Cognate with Ukrainian верблю́д (verbljúd), Russian верблю́д (verbljúd), and archaic Russian элефа́нт (elefánt, elephant).

Pronunciation

Noun

елефа́нт (elefántm animal (genitive елефа́нта, nominative plural елефа́нти, genitive plural елефа́нтів)

  1. (obsolete, rare) elephant
    Synonyms: слон (slon), слін (slin), слонь (slonʹ)

Declension

Declension of елефа́нт
(animal hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative елефа́нт
elefánt
елефа́нти
elefánty
genitive елефа́нта
elefánta
елефа́нтів
elefántiv
dative елефа́нтові, елефа́нту
elefántovi, elefántu
елефа́нтам
elefántam
accusative елефа́нта
elefánta
елефа́нти, елефа́нтів
elefánty, elefántiv
instrumental елефа́нтом
elefántom
елефа́нтами
elefántamy
locative елефа́нтові, елефа́нті
elefántovi, elefánti
елефа́нтах
elefántax
vocative елефа́нте
elefánte
елефа́нти
elefánty

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