elephant

English

Etymology

African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ELEPHANTCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ELEPHANT elefant, elefaunt, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#ELEPHANT elefant, elefan, olifant, re-latinized in Middle FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Middle French#ELEPHANT as elephant, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ELEPHANT elephantus, from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#ELEPHANT ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)). Believed to be derived from an AfroasiaticCategory:English terms derived from Afroasiatic languages#ELEPHANT form such as Proto-BerberCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Berber#ELEPHANT *eḷu (elephant) (compare Tamahaq êlu, Tamasheq alu) or EgyptianCategory:English terms derived from Egyptian#ELEPHANT ꜣbw (elephant; ivory). More at ivory. Replaced Middle English olifant (from the aforementioned Old French form, from Vulgar Latin *olifantus), which replaced Old English elpend (elephant).

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Noun

elephant (countable and uncountable, plural elephants)Category:English lemmas#ELEPHANTCategory:English nouns#ELEPHANTCategory:English uncountable nouns#ELEPHANTCategory:English countable nouns#ELEPHANTCategory:English countable nouns#ELEPHANTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ELEPHANTCategory:Pages with entries#ELEPHANTCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ELEPHANT

  1. A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
  2. (in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.
  3. (figurative) Anything huge and ponderous.
  4. (paper, printingCategory:en:Printing#ELEPHANT) Synonym of elephant paper.
  5. (BritishCategory:British English#ELEPHANT, childishCategory:English childish terms#ELEPHANT) used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
    Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant...Category:English terms with usage examples#ELEPHANT
  6. (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#ELEPHANT, obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#ELEPHANT) Ivory.
  7. (xiangqiCategory:en:Xiangqi#ELEPHANT) A xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.

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Xiangqi pieces in English (see also: xiangqi) (layout · text)
general advisor elephant horse chariot cannon soldier
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Middle French

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elephant m (plural elephans)Category:Middle French lemmas#ELEPHANTCategory:Middle French nouns#ELEPHANTCategory:Middle French entries with incorrect language header#ELEPHANTCategory:Middle French masculine nouns#ELEPHANTCategory:Pages with entries#ELEPHANTCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ELEPHANTCategory:Middle French countable nouns#ELEPHANT

  1. elephant (animal)

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