elephas

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (e-re-pa) from a compound of Berber *eḷu and either Egyptian ꜣbw,

or Sanskrit इभ (íbha).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.le.pʰaːs/, [ˈɛ.ɫɛ.pʰaːs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.le.fas/, [ˈeː.le.fas]

Noun

elephās m (genitive elephantis); third declension

1. elephant
2. elephantiasis

See also

• elephāns
• elephantus

References

• elephas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• elephas in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• elephas in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• elephas in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin