"éléphant" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /e.le.fɑ̃/ Forms: éléphants [plural], éléphante [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French elephant, from Old French elefant, a borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος (eléphas, eléphantos). The commoner Old French form was olifan(t), whence the modern doublet olifant (“ivory horn”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|elephant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French elephant, {{inh+|fr|frm|elephant}} Inherited from Middle French elephant, {{inh|fr|fro|elefant}} Old French elefant, {{der|fr|la|elephantus}} Latin elephantus, {{der|fr|grc|ἐλέφας|ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος}} Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος (eléphas, eléphantos), {{m|fro|olifan|olifan(t)}} olifan(t), {{doublet|fr|olifant|notext=1|t1=ivory horn}} olifant (“ivory horn”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} éléphant m (plural éléphants, feminine éléphante)
  1. elephant Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Elephants Derived forms: comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine, éléphant blanc, éléphant d’Afrique, éléphant d’Asie, éléphant de mer, mémoire d’éléphant, pattes d’éléphant, pied d’éléphant
    Sense id: en-éléphant-fr-noun-zQjExDFt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSON data for éléphant meaning in French (2.9kB)

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