Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 599.elephantus on page 599
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elephantus elephant
elephantus is a Latin Noun that primarily means elephant.
Definitions for elephantus
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
elephant
English derivatives:
elephantiasis elephantine
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
An elephant.
- 2
(poet.) Ivory.
- 3
(med.) = ELEPHANTIASIS
Sentences with elephantus
Latin to English
Extremus elephantorum dies fuit. In quo admiratio magna vulgi atquae turbae, delectatio nulla exstitit; quin etiam misericordia quaedam consecuta est atque opinio eius modi, esse quamdam illi beluae cum gener humano societatem.Compare The last day was devoted to the elephants. The vulgar populace was enthusiastic, but there was no pleasure in it; indeed, the show provoked some sort of compassion, a feeling that there is some kinship between this great beast and humankind.
Sunt geminae Somni portae, quarum altera fertur cornea, qua veris facilis datur exitus umbris, altera candenti perfecta nitens elephanto, sed falsa ad caelum mittunt insomnia manes.Compare There are two gates of Sleep: the one is made of horn, they say, and affords the outlet for genuine apparitions; the other's a gate of brightly-shining ivory: this way the Shades send up to earth false dreams that impose upon us.
Elephantus inter duo acies versor, velut incertus quis sum, haud dissimiliter navis sine gubernaculum vagus.Compare The elephants began to move to and fro between the two armies, as if uncertain to whom they belonged, not unlike ships drifting without a helm.
Declension table for elephantus
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | elephantus | elephantī |
| Gen. | elephantī | elephantōrum |
| Dat. | elephantō | elephantīs |
| Acc. | elephantum | elephantōs |
| Voc. | elephante | elephantī |
| Abl. | elephantō | elephantīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 213.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 599.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "elephantus, elephantī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed March 12, 2025. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/elephantus-elephanti.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 213.elephantus, elephantī on page 213
