Elephantine
See also: elephantine and éléphantine
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē).
Proper noun
editElephantine
Translations
editan island
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Adjective
editElephantine (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Elephantine or the Elephantine people.
Translations
editof, from, or pretaining to the island
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See also
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē).
Proper noun
editElephantīnē f sg (genitive Elephantīnēs); first declension
- Elephantine (ancient island city in Egypt)
Declension
editFirst-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Elephantīnē |
Genitive | Elephantīnēs |
Dative | Elephantīnae |
Accusative | Elephantīnēn |
Ablative | Elephantīnē |
Vocative | Elephantīnē |
Locative | Elephantīnae |
References
edit- “Elephantine”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Elephantine in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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