LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

elephās

elephās m (genitive elephantis)
Classical[ˈɛ.ɫɛ.pʰaːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.le.fas]

Meaning

  1. elephant
  2. elephantiasis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeelephāselephantēs
genitiveelephantiselephantum
dativeelephantīelephantibus
accusativeelephantemelephantēs
ablativeelephanteelephantibus
vocativeelephāselephantēs

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās), possibly borrowed from Egyptian ꜣbw Ab-b-w-E26

Elsewhere
  • Italianelefante
  • Catalanelefantfrom Old Occitan elephant
  • Occitanelefantfrom Old Occitan elephant
  • Portugueseelefantefrom Old Galician-Portuguese elefante
  • Portugueseelephantefrom Old Galician-Portuguese elefante
  • Portugueseelephãtefrom Old Galician-Portuguese elefante
  • Sardinianelefante
  • Sardinianelefanti
  • Frencholifantfrom Vulgar Latin *olifantus
  • Catalanolifantfrom Vulgar Latin *olifantus
Old Navarro-Aragonese
  • Aragoneseelefant
  • Aragonesealifant
Old Leonese
  • Asturianelefante
  • Mirandeseeilefante
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianelefant
  • Romanshelefant

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesElephasElephas (ἐλέφας, ebur; elephantus, poet., Verg. Georg. 3.26; Aen. 3.464, 6.896). African ivory was known to the ancients, through Phoenician trade, lo…

Quick answers

What does elephās mean in Latin?
elephās, a noun, means “elephant; elephantiasis”.
What is the genitive of elephās?
The genitive singular is elephantis. elephās is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce elephās?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛ.ɫɛ.pʰaːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.le.fas].