elephans, elephantis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 3rd
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
elephant; ivory; large variety of lobster, large sea creature; elephantiasis;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | elephans | elephantes |
| Gen. | elephantis | elephantium, elephantum |
| Dat. | elephanti | elephantibus |
| Acc. | elephantem, elephantim | elephantes |
| Voc. | elephans | elephantes |
| Abl. | elephante, elephanti | elephantibus |
Examples
- M
Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...ingentes amplexi uerbere tauros; nec tutus spatio est elephans: datis omnia leto, nec uobis opus est ad noxia..." - M
Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...monstris Libycae sic belua terrae]sic Libycus densis elephans oppressus ab armisomne repercussum squalenti missile tergofrangit et haerentis..." - G
de Bello Africo
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...facile adigi posset, ornatusque ac loricatus cum esset elephans, quae pars corporis eius sine tegmine nuda relinqueretur..."