ελέφαντας
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas).
Noun
ελέφαντας • (eléfantas) m (plural ελέφαντες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ελέφαντας (eléfantas) | ελέφαντες (eléfantes) |
| genitive | ελέφαντα (eléfanta) | ελεφαντών (elefantón) |
| accusative | ελέφαντα (eléfanta) | ελέφαντες (eléfantes) |
| vocative | ελέφαντα (eléfanta) | ελέφαντες (eléfantes) |
Derived terms
- ελεφαντάκι n (elefantáki, “little elephant”)
- ελεφαντένιος (elefanténios, “ivory”, adjective)
- ελεφαντίαση f (elefantíasi, “elephantiasis”)
- ελεφαντίνη f (elefantíni, “elephantine”)
- ελεφαντόδετος (elefantódetos, “elephant-bound”, adjective)
- ελεφαντόδοντο n (elefantódonto, “ivory”)
- ελεφαντοστό n (elefantostó, “ivory”)
- χρυσελεφάντινος (chryselefántinos, “chryselephantine”, adjective)
Further reading
- ελέφαντας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ελέφαντας - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
- ελέφαντας - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
ελέφαντας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
