elefantino

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Esperanto

Etymology

From elefanto (“elephant”) +‎ -ino (“female”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧fant‧i‧no

Noun

elefantino (accusative singular elefantinon, plural elefantinoj, accusative plural elefantinojn)

  1. a female elephant, cow elephant

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Ido

Etymology

elefanto (“elephant”) +‎ -ino (“female”)

Noun

elefantino (plural elefantini)

  1. female elephant, cow elephant

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.le.fanˈti.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧fan‧tì‧no

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin elephantinus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεφάντινος (elephántinos).

Adjective

elefantino (feminine elefantina, masculine plural elefantini, feminine plural elefantine)

  1. elephantine (all senses)
    Synonym: elefantesco
  2. (literary) made of ivory
    Synonym: (literary) eburneo
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Further reading

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

Etymology 2

From elefant(e) (“elephant”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

Noun

elefantino m (plural elefantini)

  1. a young or small elephant

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.no/

  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧fan‧ti‧no

Adjective

elefantino (feminine elefantina, masculine plural elefantinos, feminine plural elefantinas)

  1. elephantine (of or relating to elephants)

Spanish

Etymology

From elefante (“elephant”) +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /elefanˈtino/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: e‧le‧fan‧ti‧no

Adjective

elefantino (feminine elefantina, masculine plural elefantinos, feminine plural elefantinas)

  1. elephantine

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