elephantiacus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.le.pʰanˈti.a.kus/, [ɛɫ̪ɛpʰän̪ˈt̪iäkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.le.fanˈt͡si.a.kus/, [elefänˈt̪͡s̪iːäkus]

Adjective

elephantiacus (feminine elephantiaca, neuter elephantiacum); first/second-declension adjective

1. leprous
2. elephantiac

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	elephantiacus	elephantiaca	elephantiacum		elephantiacī	elephantiacae	elephantiaca
Genitive	elephantiacī	elephantiacae	elephantiacī		elephantiacōrum	elephantiacārum	elephantiacōrum
Dative	elephantiacō		elephantiacō		elephantiacīs
Accusative	elephantiacum	elephantiacam	elephantiacum		elephantiacōs	elephantiacās	elephantiaca
Ablative	elephantiacō	elephantiacā	elephantiacō		elephantiacīs
Vocative	elephantiace	elephantiaca	elephantiacum		elephantiacī	elephantiacae	elephantiaca

References

• elephantiacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.