noun · femininethird declension
elephantiasis
elephantiasis f sg (genitive elephantiasis)
Meaning
- femininesingularelephantiasis (a very virulent kind of leprosy)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | elephantiasis | — |
| genitive | elephantiasis | — |
| dative | elephantiasī | — |
| accusative | elephantiasin elephantiasim, elephantiasem | — |
| ablative | elephantiasī elephantiase | — |
| vocative | elephantiasis | — |
ĕlĕphantĭăsis (-tĭōsis, Veg. A. V. 4, 3, 4; August. de Gen. ad Lit. 9, 10), is, f., = ἐλεφαντίασις,
I. a very virulent kind of leprosy, elephantiasis, Plin. 26, 1, 5, § 7 sq.; 20, 10, 42, § 109; 20, 14, 52, § 144; Veg. A. V. 1, 9; 1, 16; 4, 3, 4 (in Cels. 3, 25, written as Greek). Also called ĕlĕphas, q. v., and ĕlĕphantĭa, ae, Scrib. Comp. 250; and ĕlĕphantĭcus morbus, Isid. Orig. 4, 8, 12. One who labors under it is called ĕlĕphantĭăcus, Firm. Math. 8, 19 fin.; Hier. in Ezech. 6, 18, 6; and ĕlĕphantĭ-cus, id. ib. 8, 28; and ĕlĕphantĭōsus, August. de Gen. ad Lit. 9, 10; App. Herb. 84, 3.
Origins
From the Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς (elephăntĭ́āsĭs).