"ἐλέφας" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἐλέφας in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /e.lé.pʰaːs/, /eˈle.ɸas/, /eˈle.fas/, /e.lé.pʰaːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /eˈle.pʰas/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /eˈle.ɸas/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /eˈle.fas/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /eˈle.fas/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Probably borrowed from Egyptian ꜣbw Ab-b-w-E26 (reconstructed as earlier /'lu:bu ~ 'lu:baw/, later /ˈʔeːbə/). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (e-re-pa /⁠elephās⁠/); compare also Hittite 𒆷𒄴𒉺𒀸 (laḫpaš, “ivory”), Proto-Berber *eḷu, and Sanskrit इभ (íbha). Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|bor|unc|egy>ꜣbw>elephant|id=elephant}}, {{bor+|grc|egy|ꜣbw|nocap=1}} borrowed from Egyptian ꜣbw, {{cog|gmy|𐀁𐀩𐀞|ts=elephās}} Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (e-re-pa /⁠elephās⁠/), {{cog|hit|𒆷𒄴𒉺𒀸|t=ivory|tr=laḫpaš}} Hittite 𒆷𒄴𒉺𒀸 (laḫpaš, “ivory”), {{cog|ber-pro|*eḷu}} Proto-Berber *eḷu, {{cog|sa|इभ|tr=íbha}} Sanskrit इभ (íbha) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἐλέφᾱς|ἐλέφαντος|m|third|g2=f}} ἐλέφᾱς • (eléphās) m or f (genitive ἐλέφαντος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἐλέφᾱς|ἐλέφᾰντος|DP=ἐλέφᾱσῐ / ἐλέφᾱσῐν, ἐλεφᾰ́ντοις|GS=ἐλέφᾰντος, ἐλεφᾰ́ντου|form=MFSP}} Forms: ἐλέφᾱς [canonical], eléphās [romanization], ἐλέφαντος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], [nominative, singular], ἡ ἐλέφᾱς [nominative, singular], οἱ [nominative, plural], αἱ ἐλέφᾰντες [nominative, plural], τοῦ [genitive, singular], τῆς ἐλέφᾰντος [genitive, singular], ἐλεφᾰ́ντου [genitive, singular], τῶν ἐλεφᾰ́ντων [genitive, plural], τῷ [dative, singular], τῇ ἐλέφᾰντῐ [dative, singular], τοῖς [dative, plural], ταῖς ἐλέφᾱσῐ [dative, plural], ἐλέφᾱσῐν [dative, plural], ἐλεφᾰ́ντοις [dative, plural], τὸν [accusative, singular], τὴν ἐλέφᾰντᾰ [accusative, singular], τοὺς [accusative, plural], τᾱ̀ς ἐλέφᾰντᾰς [accusative, plural], ἐλέφᾰν [singular, vocative], ἐλέφᾰντες [plural, vocative]
  1. elephant
    Sense id: en-ἐλέφας-grc-noun-zQjExDFt
  2. (masculine) ivory Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-ἐλέφας-grc-noun-xnnaCeNT Disambiguation of Mammals: 39 61 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 17 83 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἐλέφαις (eléphais) [Aeolic] Derived forms: ἐλεφᾰντᾰ́ρχης (elephantárkhēs), Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē), ἐλεφᾰντομᾰχῐ́ᾱ (elephantomakhíā)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "elephantárkhēs",
      "word": "ἐλεφᾰντᾰ́ρχης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Elephantínē",
      "word": "Ἐλεφαντίνη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "elephantomakhíā",
      "word": "ἐλεφᾰντομᾰχῐ́ᾱ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "ελέφας",
            "3": "ελέφαντας"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: ελέφας (eléfas), ελέφαντας (eléfantas)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: ελέφας (eléfas), ελέφαντας (eléfantas)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "елефантъ",
            "3": "елефантесъ",
            "alt": "е҆лефа́нтъ",
            "alt2": "е҆лефа́нтесъ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Church Slavonic: е҆лефа́нтъ (e҆lefántŭ), е҆лефа́нтесъ (e҆lefántesŭ)\n→ Old Ruthenian: елефа́нтъ (elefánt)\n→ Russian: элефа́нт (elefánt) (archaic)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Church Slavonic: е҆лефа́нтъ (e҆lefántŭ), е҆лефа́нтесъ (e҆lefántesŭ)\n→ Old Ruthenian: елефа́нтъ (elefánt)\n→ Russian: элефа́нт (elefánt) (archaic)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "elephās",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: elephās",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: elephās (see there for further descendants)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "unc",
        "4": "egy>ꜣbw>elephant",
        "id": "elephant"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "ꜣbw",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Egyptian ꜣbw",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "𐀁𐀩𐀞",
        "ts": "elephās"
      },
      "expansion": "Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (e-re-pa /⁠elephās⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "𒆷𒄴𒉺𒀸",
        "t": "ivory",
        "tr": "laḫpaš"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite 𒆷𒄴𒉺𒀸 (laḫpaš, “ivory”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ber-pro",
        "2": "*eḷu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Berber *eḷu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "इभ",
        "tr": "íbha"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit इभ (íbha)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably borrowed from Egyptian ꜣbw Ab-b-w-E26 (reconstructed as earlier /'lu:bu ~ 'lu:baw/, later /ˈʔeːbə/). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (e-re-pa /⁠elephās⁠/); compare also Hittite 𒆷𒄴𒉺𒀸 (laḫpaš, “ivory”), Proto-Berber *eḷu, and Sanskrit इभ (íbha).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ἐλέφᾱς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eléphās",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλέφαντος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ",
      "roman": "ho",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ἐλέφᾱς",
      "roman": "hē eléphās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ",
      "roman": "hoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ἐλέφᾰντες",
      "roman": "hai eléphantes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ",
      "roman": "toû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ἐλέφᾰντος",
      "roman": "tês eléphantos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλεφᾰ́ντου",
      "roman": "elephántou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ἐλεφᾰ́ντων",
      "roman": "tôn elephántōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ",
      "roman": "tôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ἐλέφᾰντῐ",
      "roman": "têi eléphanti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς",
      "roman": "toîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ἐλέφᾱσῐ",
      "roman": "taîs eléphāsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλέφᾱσῐν",
      "roman": "eléphāsin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλεφᾰ́ντοις",
      "roman": "elephántois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν",
      "roman": "tòn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ἐλέφᾰντᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn eléphanta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς",
      "roman": "toùs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ἐλέφᾰντᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s eléphantas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλέφᾰν",
      "roman": "eléphan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλέφᾰντες",
      "roman": "eléphantes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἐλέφᾱς",
        "2": "ἐλέφαντος",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "third",
        "g2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "ἐλέφᾱς • (eléphās) m or f (genitive ἐλέφαντος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἐλέφᾱς",
        "2": "ἐλέφᾰντος",
        "DP": "ἐλέφᾱσῐ / ἐλέφᾱσῐν, ἐλεφᾰ́ντοις",
        "GS": "ἐλέφᾰντος, ἐλεφᾰ́ντου",
        "form": "MFSP"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "elephant"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐλέφας-grc-noun-zQjExDFt",
      "links": [
        [
          "elephant",
          "elephant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "grc:Mammals",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ivory"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐλέφας-grc-noun-xnnaCeNT",
      "links": [
        [
          "ivory",
          "ivory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(masculine) ivory"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.lé.pʰaːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ɸas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.fas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.lé.pʰaːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.pʰas/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ɸas/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.fas/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.fas/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "eléphais",
      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
      "word": "ἐλέφαις"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "elephant"
  ],
  "word": "ἐλέφας"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek nouns with multiple genders",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Egyptian",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Egyptian",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Mammals"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "elephantárkhēs",
      "word": "ἐλεφᾰντᾰ́ρχης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Elephantínē",
      "word": "Ἐλεφαντίνη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "elephantomakhíā",
      "word": "ἐλεφᾰντομᾰχῐ́ᾱ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "ελέφας",
            "3": "ελέφαντας"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: ελέφας (eléfas), ελέφαντας (eléfantas)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: ελέφας (eléfas), ελέφαντας (eléfantas)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "елефантъ",
            "3": "елефантесъ",
            "alt": "е҆лефа́нтъ",
            "alt2": "е҆лефа́нтесъ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Church Slavonic: е҆лефа́нтъ (e҆lefántŭ), е҆лефа́нтесъ (e҆lefántesŭ)\n→ Old Ruthenian: елефа́нтъ (elefánt)\n→ Russian: элефа́нт (elefánt) (archaic)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Church Slavonic: е҆лефа́нтъ (e҆lefántŭ), е҆лефа́нтесъ (e҆lefántesŭ)\n→ Old Ruthenian: елефа́нтъ (elefánt)\n→ Russian: элефа́нт (elefánt) (archaic)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "elephās",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: elephās",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: elephās (see there for further descendants)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "unc",
        "4": "egy>ꜣbw>elephant",
        "id": "elephant"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "ꜣbw",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Egyptian ꜣbw",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "𐀁𐀩𐀞",
        "ts": "elephās"
      },
      "expansion": "Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (e-re-pa /⁠elephās⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "𒆷𒄴𒉺𒀸",
        "t": "ivory",
        "tr": "laḫpaš"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite 𒆷𒄴𒉺𒀸 (laḫpaš, “ivory”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ber-pro",
        "2": "*eḷu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Berber *eḷu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "इभ",
        "tr": "íbha"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit इभ (íbha)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably borrowed from Egyptian ꜣbw Ab-b-w-E26 (reconstructed as earlier /'lu:bu ~ 'lu:baw/, later /ˈʔeːbə/). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (e-re-pa /⁠elephās⁠/); compare also Hittite 𒆷𒄴𒉺𒀸 (laḫpaš, “ivory”), Proto-Berber *eḷu, and Sanskrit इभ (íbha).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ἐλέφᾱς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eléphās",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλέφαντος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ",
      "roman": "ho",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ἐλέφᾱς",
      "roman": "hē eléphās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ",
      "roman": "hoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ἐλέφᾰντες",
      "roman": "hai eléphantes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ",
      "roman": "toû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ἐλέφᾰντος",
      "roman": "tês eléphantos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλεφᾰ́ντου",
      "roman": "elephántou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ἐλεφᾰ́ντων",
      "roman": "tôn elephántōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ",
      "roman": "tôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ἐλέφᾰντῐ",
      "roman": "têi eléphanti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς",
      "roman": "toîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ἐλέφᾱσῐ",
      "roman": "taîs eléphāsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλέφᾱσῐν",
      "roman": "eléphāsin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλεφᾰ́ντοις",
      "roman": "elephántois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν",
      "roman": "tòn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ἐλέφᾰντᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn eléphanta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς",
      "roman": "toùs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ἐλέφᾰντᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s eléphantas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλέφᾰν",
      "roman": "eléphan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλέφᾰντες",
      "roman": "eléphantes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἐλέφᾱς",
        "2": "ἐλέφαντος",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "third",
        "g2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "ἐλέφᾱς • (eléphās) m or f (genitive ἐλέφαντος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἐλέφᾱς",
        "2": "ἐλέφᾰντος",
        "DP": "ἐλέφᾱσῐ / ἐλέφᾱσῐν, ἐλεφᾰ́ντοις",
        "GS": "ἐλέφᾰντος, ἐλεφᾰ́ντου",
        "form": "MFSP"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "elephant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elephant",
          "elephant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ivory"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ivory",
          "ivory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(masculine) ivory"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.lé.pʰaːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ɸas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.fas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.lé.pʰaːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.pʰas/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ɸas/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.fas/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.fas/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "eléphais",
      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
      "word": "ἐλέφαις"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "elephant"
  ],
  "word": "ἐλέφας"
}

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