German

Alternative forms

• Elephant (obsolete)

Noun

Elefant m ‎(genitive Elefanten, plural Elefanten)

1. elephant

Declension

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eleˈfant/

Noun

Elefant m ‎(plural Elefanten)

1. elephant

Albanian

Noun

elefant ?

1. elephant

Catalan

Noun

elefant m ‎(plural elefants)

1. elephant

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς ‎(eléphās); replaced Old Danish fil ‎(“elephant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eləfant/, [eləˈfanˀd̥]

Noun

elefant c (singular definite elefanten, plural indefinite elefanter)

1. elephant

Inflection

References

• “elefant” in Den Danske Ordbog

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowing from German Elefant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς ‎(eléphās).

Noun

elefant m

1. elephant

Declension

Derived terms

• elefantowy

Synonyms

• słon (literary)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς ‎(eléphās)

Noun

elefant m ‎(definite singular elefanten, indefinite plural elefanter, definite plural elefantene)

1. an elephant

References

• “elefant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς ‎(eléphās)

Noun

elefant m ‎(definite singular elefanten, indefinite plural elefantar, definite plural elefantane)

1. an elephant

References

• “elefant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eleˈfan(t)]

Noun

elefant m (plural elefants)

1. elephant

Romanian

Elefant

Etymology

From French éléphant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eleˈfant/
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧fant

Noun

elefant m ‎(plural elefanți)

1. elephant (mammal)

Declension

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς ‎(eléphās), ἐλέφαντος ‎(eléphantos).

Noun

elefant m (plural elefants)

1. elephant

Swedish

elefant
African Forest Elephant

Noun

elefant c

1. an elephant

   smidig som en elefant i en porslinsbutik

   as agile as an elephant in a porcelain shop

Declension