eilifint
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- elephant
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French elephant derived from Latin elephantus (elephant) derived from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (elephant, ivory).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἐλέφᾱς
Gloss
elephant, ivory
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
象
Emoji
🐘
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- elephantem Latin
- elephantus Latin
- elephāns Latin
- elephās, elephantis Latin
- Elefant German
- elefánt Hungarian
- éléphant French
- ἐλέφαντος, ἐλέφας Ancient Greek
- ἐλέφας Ancient Greek
- ἐλέφᾱς Ancient Greek
- elefant Norwegian Bokmål
- *ulbanduz Proto-Germanic
- elefant Norwegian Nynorsk
- eilifintiúil Irish
- úlfaldi Old Norse
- elefant Danish
- elefant Old French
- olifan Old French
- olifant Old French
- oliphant Old French
- oliphaunt Old French
- éléphant Norman
- êléphant Norman
- hëlfant Middle High German
- elephant Middle French
- 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *elpandu gmw-pro
- Elifant Alemannic German
- elefant Romansh
- oaljefant Western Frisian
- *eḷu Proto-Berber