elefanta

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Esperanto

Etymology

From elefanto +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

elefanta (accusative singular elefantan, plural elefantaj, accusative plural elefantajn)

  1. elephantine

Lower Sorbian

Noun

elefanta

  1. genitive singular of elefant
  2. accusative singular of elefant
  3. nominative dual of elefant

Malagasy

Pronunciation

Noun

elefanta

  1. elephant
    Synonym: trepo

Further reading

  • elefanta in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Noun

elefanta f (plural elefantas)

  1. female equivalent of elefante (“elephant”)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) elefoa, (rare) aliá, aleá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eleˈfanta/
  • Rhymes: -anta
  • Syllabification: e‧le‧fan‧ta

Noun

elefanta f (plural elefantas)

  1. female equivalent of elefante (“elephant”)

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From elefant +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

Verb

elefanta (present elefantar, preterite elefantade, supine elefantat, imperative elefanta)

  1. (also reflexive) to trudge, plod (walk, step move heavily in a way that reminds the movement of an elephant)
    Jag kommer att elefanta iväg till jobbet.
    I will trudge to work.
    Eftersom jag kommer att elefanta iväg mig till jobbet...
    Because I will walk heavily to the work...

Usage notes

Mostly used with iväg (“away, off to”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of elefanta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive elefanta elefantas
Supine elefantat elefantats
Imperative elefanta —
Imper. plural1 elefanten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative elefantar elefantade elefantas elefantades
Ind. plural1 elefanta elefantade elefantas elefantades
Subjunctive2 elefante elefantade elefantes elefantades
Participles
Present participle elefantande
Past participle elefantad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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