Elephantine

See also: elephantine and éléphantine

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē).

Proper noun

Elephantine

An island in the river Nile, and the ancient city that occupied it.

Translations

an island

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Aramaic: יב‎‎
Coptic: ⲓⲏⲃ (iēb)
Egyptian:

(ꜣbw f)

Greek:
Ancient: Ἐλεφαντίνη f (Elephantínē), Ἰηβ (Iēb)
Hebrew: יב‎‎ (yev)
Latin: Elephantīnē f

Adjective

Elephantine (not comparable)

Of, from, or pertaining to Elephantine or the Elephantine people.

See also

Elephantine papyri

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē).

Proper noun

Elephantīnē f (genitive Elephantīnēs); first declension

Elephantine (ancient island city in Egypt)

Declension

First declension, Greek type, with locative.

Case	Singular
nominative	Elephantīnē
genitive	Elephantīnēs
dative	Elephantīnae
accusative	Elephantīnēn
ablative	Elephantīnē
vocative	Elephantīnē
locative	Elephantīnae

References

Elephantine in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Elephantine in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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