Unnamed Iberian Language Word summary
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noun
[M] Masculine noun
alifante
elefante, ölifante
[ä.li.ˈfän.te]
elephant (pachyderm)
[ä.li.ˈfän.te]
elephant (pachyderm)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin elephās, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (e-re-pa) from a compound of Berber *eḷu and either Egyptian ꜣbw, or Sanskrit इभ (íbha) Notes
Compare Asturian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese elefante, Mirandese eilafante, Catalan elefant
Inherited from Latin elephās, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (e-re-pa) from a compound of Berber *eḷu and either Egyptian ꜣbw, or Sanskrit इभ (íbha) Notes
Compare Asturian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese elefante, Mirandese eilafante, Catalan elefant
No root/derivation information available.
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