éléphant

Etymology

From Middle French elephant, learned borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος (eléphas, eléphantos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.le.fɑ̃/

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Noun

éléphant m (plural éléphants, feminine éléphante)

1. elephant

Further reading

• “éléphant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• êléphant (Jersey)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French elephant, itself a learned borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος (eléphas, eléphantos).

Noun

éléphant m (plural éléphants)

1. (Guernsey) elephant