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elephans
elephans
See also: éléphans
Latin
elephāns
Alternative forms
Noun
elephāns m (genitive elephantis); third declension
- an elephant
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | elephāns | elephantēs |
| genitive | elephantis | elephantum |
| dative | elephantī | elephantibus |
| accusative | elephantem | elephantēs |
| ablative | elephante | elephantibus |
| vocative | elephāns | elephantēs |
Synonyms
Descendants
References
- elephans in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “elephans”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.