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elephant
English
Etymology
From Middle English elefant, elefaunt, from Old French elefant, elefan, olifant, re-latinized in Middle French as elephant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (eléph?s) (gen. ????????? (eléphantos)). Believed to be derived from an Afroasiatic form such as Proto-Berber *e?u (“elephant”) (compare Tahaggart Tamahaq êlu, Tamasheq alu) or Egyptian ?bw (“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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?f?nt/, /??l?f?nt/
Noun
elephant (countable and uncountable, plural elephants)
- A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
- (in particular) Any member of the family Elephantidae not also of the genus Mammuthus.
- (figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
- (paper, printing) Synonym of elephant paper
- (Britain, childish) 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...
- (uncountable, obsolete) Ivory.
- He sent rich gifts of elephant and gold.
Synonyms
- (animal): Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana
- (counting term): see Appendix:Words used as placeholders to count seconds
Hyponyms
- (animal): African bush elephant, African forest elephant, Indian elephant, African elephant
Derived terms
Descendants
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- elephant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Elephant (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- heptenal
Middle French
Noun
elephant m (plural elephans)
- elephant (animal)
Descendants
- French: éléphant
- Haitian Creole: elefan
- ? Romanian: elefant
- ? Irish: eilifint
- ? Norman: êléphant, éléphant
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gazelle
English
Alternative forms
- gazel (archaic)
Etymology
From French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic ??????? (?az?l).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???z?l/
Noun
gazelle (plural gazelles or gazelle)
- An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa) or Procapra (native to Asia), capable of running at high speeds for long periods.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- gazelle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gazella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French gazelle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??a??z?.l?/
- Hyphenation: ga?zel?le
Noun
gazelle f (plural gazellen, diminutive gazelletje n)
- gazelle, mammal of the tribe Antilopini
French
Etymology
From Arabic ??????? (?az?l).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.z?l/
Noun
gazelle f (plural gazelles)
- gazelle
Further reading
- “gazelle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- allégez
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