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elefantino

elefantino

Esperanto

Noun

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

  1. a female elephant, cow elephant

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

  • elefantiĉo (neologism), virelefanto (idiomatic) (male elephant, bull elephant)

Ido

Etymology

elefanto (elephant) + -ino (female)

Noun

elefantino (plural elefantini)

  1. female elephant, cow elephant

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

  • elefantulo (male elephant, bull elephant)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /elefanˈtino/, [e.l̺e.fän̪ˈt̪iː.n̺o]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧fan‧tì‧no

Etymology 1

Derived from elefant(e) (elephant) + -ino (diminutive suffix).

Noun

elefantino m (plural elefantini)

  1. A young or small elephant.

Etymology 2

Derived from elefant(e) (elephant) + -ino (-ine, adjectival derivational suffix).

Adjective

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

  1. elephantine (all senses):
  2. made of ivory
Derived terms

Portuguese

Adjective

elefantino m (feminine singular elefantina, masculine plural elefantinos, feminine plural elefantinas, comparable)

  1. elephantine (of or relating to elephants)

Spanish

Etymology

elefante (elephant) + -ino

Adjective

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

  1. elephantine