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Elephas
Elephas
See also: elephas
Translingual
Proper noun
Elephas m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Elephantidae – the Asian elephant.
Related terms
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See also: Elephas
Latin
elephās
Noun
elephās m (genitive elephantis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | elephās | elephantēs |
| genitive | elephantis | elephantum |
| dative | elephantī | elephantibus |
| accusative | elephantem | elephantēs |
| ablative | elephante | elephantibus |
| vocative | elephās | elephantēs |
Synonyms
- (elephant): barrus, elephāns
- (elephantiasis): elephantiasis, elephantia, elephanticus morbus
See also
Descendants
References
- ELEPHAS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- elephas in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- elephas in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- elephas in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin