elephas, elephantis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 6th
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
elephant; ivory; large variety of lobster, large sea creature; elephantiasis;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | elephas | elephantes |
| Gen. | elephantis, elephantum | — |
| Dat. | elephanti | elephantibus |
| Acc. | elephanta, elephantem, elephantas | — |
| Voc. | elephas | elephantes |
| Abl. | elephante | elephantibus |
Examples
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...videntur largiter et morbi generatim saecla tenere. est elephas morbus qui propter flumina Nili gignitur Aegypto in media..."de Spectaculis
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial) from EPIGRAMMATON LIBRI
"...altius iste tulit. XVII Quod pius et supplex elephas te, Caesar, adorat hic modo qui tauro tam metuendus..."