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See also: elephant, Elephant, and êléphant

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French elephant, from Old French elefant, a borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος (eléphas, eléphantos). The commoner Old French form was olifan(t), whence the modern doublet olifant (ivory horn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.le.fɑ̃/
  • Audio; un éléphant:(file)

Noun

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éléphant m (plural éléphants, feminine éléphante)

  1. elephant

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: elefan
  • Romanian: elefant

Further reading

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Norman

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Norman Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nrf

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French elephant, itself a learned borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, ἐλέφαντος (eléphas, eléphantos).

Noun

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éléphant m (plural éléphants)

  1. (Guernsey) elephant