úlfaldi
Icelandic
/ˈulvaltɪ/
noun
Definitions
- camel (genus Camelus)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse úlfaldi derived from Latin elephantus (elephant) derived from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (elephant, ivory).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἐλέφας
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
- elephas Latin
- elephāns Latin
- elephās Latin
- Elefant German
- elefánt Hungarian
- ἐλέφαντος, ἐλέφας Ancient Greek
- ἐλέφας Ancient Greek
- ἐλέφᾱς Ancient Greek
- ἐλεφάντινος Ancient Greek
- ἐλεφαντομαχία Ancient Greek
- *elpanduz Proto-Germanic
- *ulbanduz Proto-Germanic
- olfend Old English
- olfent Middle English
- úlfaldi Old Norse
- elefant Danish
- *velьb(l)ǫdъ Proto-Slavic
- elefant Old French
- olifan Old French
- olifant Old French
- oliphant Old French
- oliphaunt Old French
- hëlfant Middle High German
- elephant Middle French
- 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *elpandu gmw-pro
- Elifant Alemannic German
- elefant Romansh
- oaljefant Western Frisian
- 𐀁𐀩𐀞 Mycenaean Greek
- *eḷu Proto-Berber