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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Elephantīnē

Elephantīnē f sg (genitive Elephantīnēs)
Classical[ɛ.ɫɛ.pʰanˈtiː.neː]Ecclesiastical[e.le.fanˈtiː.ne]

Meaning

  1. Elephantine (ancient island city in Egypt)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeElephantīnē—
genitiveElephantīnēs—
dativeElephantīnae—
accusativeElephantīnēn—
ablativeElephantīnē—
vocativeElephantīnē—
locativeElephantīnēs—

Ĕlĕphantīne, ēs, f., = Ἐλεφαντίνη,
I. a small but very fertile island of the Nile, in the Thebaid, with a city of the same name, now Jezyret-Assuan, Mel. 1, 9, 2; 9; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Tac. A. 2, 61; Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 163.—Also called Elĕphantis, ĭdis, f., Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 59; Vitr. 8, 2, 6.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyElephantineElephantine (Ἐλεφαντίνη νῆσος,) Ptol. 4.5.70; πόλις Αἰγύπτον, Steph. B. sub voce Ἐλεφάντων πόλις, J. BJ 5.11; Ἐλέφαντις, id. ib.: Eth. Ἐλεφαντινίτης a…

Quick answers

What does Elephantīnē mean in Latin?
Elephantīnē, a proper noun, means “Elephantine (ancient island city in Egypt)”.
What is the genitive of Elephantīnē?
The genitive singular is Elephantīnēs. Elephantīnē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Elephantīnē?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.ɫɛ.pʰanˈtiː.neː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.le.fanˈtiː.ne].