елефантъ

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

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

Noun

елефа́нтъ • (elefántŭ) m

  1. elephant
    Synonym: слонъ (slonŭ)

Declension

Declension of елефантъ (o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative е҆лефантъ
elefantŭ 		е҆лефанта
elefanta 		е҆лефанти
elefanti
genitive е҆лефанта
elefanta 		е҆лефантоу
elefantu 		е҆лефантъ
elefantŭ
dative е҆лефантоу
elefantu 		е҆лефантома
elefantoma 		е҆лефантомъ
elefantomŭ
accusative е҆лефантъ
elefantŭ 		е҆лефанта
elefanta 		е҆лефантꙑ
elefanty
instrumental е҆лефантомъ
elefantomŭ 		е҆лефантома
elefantoma 		е҆лефантꙑ
elefanty
locative е҆лефантѣ
elefantě 		е҆лефантоу
elefantu 		е҆лефантѣхъ
elefantěxŭ
vocative е҆лефанте
elefante 		е҆лефанта
elefanta 		е҆лефанти
elefanti

Descendants

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

Old Ruthenian

елефа́нтъ

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

елефантъ • (elefant) m 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 плꙗцꙋ ― koli 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)

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