елефант

Ukrainian

елефа́нт

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian елефа́нтъ, borrowed from Old Church Slavonic е҆лефа́нтъ, е҆лефа́нтесъ (elephant), further borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (nominative plural ελέφαντες (eléphantes)). Cognate with archaic Russian элефа́нт (elefánt, elephant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eɫeˈfant]

Noun

елефа́нт (elefánt) m animal (genitive елефа́нта, nominative plural елефа́нти, genitive plural елефа́нтів)

  1. (obsolete, rare) elephant
    Synonyms: слон (slon), слін (slin), слонь (slonʹ)

Declension

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