elephantus, elephanti:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
elephant; ivory; large variety of lobster, large sea creature; elephantiasis;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | elephantus | elephanti |
| Gen. | elephanti | elephantorum |
| Dat. | elephanto | elephantis |
| Acc. | elephantum | elephantos |
| Voc. | elephante | elephanti |
| Abl. | elephanto | elephantis |
Examples
Hannibal
Cornelius Nepos
"...concidit; loca patefecit, itinera muniit, effecit, ut ea elephantus ornatus ire posset, qua antea unus homo inermis..."Liber XLIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...ordine, qua rupes abscisae erant, fiebant. solido procedebat elephantus in pontem; cuius priusquam in extremum cederet, succisis asseribus..."