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Elefant

See also: elefant and elefánt

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German elefant, elfant, relatinisation of helfant, from Old High German helfant, from Proto-West Germanic *elpand (“elephant, ivory”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /eləˈfant/, [ʔe.ləˈfant], [ˌʔɛ-], [ˌʔeː-]
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  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Hyphenation: Ele‧fant

Noun edit

Elefant m (weak, genitive Elefanten, plural Elefanten, diminutive Elefäntchen n or Elefäntlein n, feminine Elefantin)

  1. elephant

Declension edit

Declension of Elefant [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Elefant die Elefanten
genitive eines des Elefanten der Elefanten
dative einem dem Elefanten den Elefanten
accusative einen den Elefanten die Elefanten

Hypernyms edit

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Descendants edit

  • → Kashubian: élefant
  • → Lower Sorbian: elefant
  • → Saterland Frisian: Elefant

Further reading edit

  • “Elefant” in Duden online
  • “Elefant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From German Elefant.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌeleˈfant/, [ˌələˈfɑnt], /ˌeːle-/, /ˌæle-/

Noun edit

Elefant m (plural Elefanten)

  1. elephant

Saterland Frisian edit

 
n'Elefant.

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Elefant, from Middle High German hëlfant, from Latin elephans.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌeːləˈfant/
  • Hyphenation: E‧le‧fant
  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun edit

Elefant m (plural Elefante)

  1. elephant

References edit

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Elefant”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
  • Jörg Peters (2017) “Saterland Frisian”, in Journal of the International Phonetic Association, volume 49, number 2
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