elephant
/ˈeləfənt/EH-luh-fuhnt
/ˈɛləfənt/EH-luh-fuhnt
Meaningthe elephant
Common meaning: a huge mammal with a trunk
- elephan elephant; ivoryLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 454 · scan
- antadjective ending: being
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἐλέφας ‘an elephant; ivory’.
Roots
- ἐλέφας, -αντος Greek “an elephant; ivory”
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