елефантъ

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From е҆лефа́нтесъ (e҆lefántesŭ). 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
e҆lefantŭ 		е҆лефанта
e҆lefanta 		е҆лефанти
e҆lefanti
genitive е҆лефанта
e҆lefanta 		е҆лефантоу
e҆lefantu 		е҆лефантъ
e҆lefantŭ
dative е҆лефантоу
e҆lefantu 		е҆лефантома
e҆lefantoma 		е҆лефантомъ
e҆lefantomŭ
accusative е҆лефантъ
e҆lefantŭ 		е҆лефанта
e҆lefanta 		е҆лефантꙑ
e҆lefanty
instrumental е҆лефантомъ
e҆lefantomŭ 		е҆лефантома
e҆lefantoma 		е҆лефантꙑ
e҆lefanty
locative е҆лефантѣ
e҆lefantě 		е҆лефантоу
e҆lefantu 		е҆лефантѣхъ
e҆lefantěxŭ
vocative е҆лефанте
e҆lefante 		е҆лефанта
e҆lefanta 		е҆лефанти
e҆lefanti

Descendants

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

Old Ruthenian

елефа́нтъ

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic е҆лефа́нтъ (e҆lefántŭ), from е҆лефа́нтесъ (e҆lefántesŭ), 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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