елефант
Ukrainian
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Etymology
editInherited from Old Ruthenian елефа́нтъ (elefánt), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic е҆лефа́нтъ (e҆lefántŭ), е҆лефа́нтесъ (e҆lefántesŭ, “elephant”), further borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (nominative plural ελέφαντες (eléphantes)). Cognate with Ukrainian верблю́д (verbljúd), Russian верблю́д (verbljúd), and archaic Russian элефа́нт (elefánt, “elephant”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editелефа́нт • (elefánt) m animal (genitive елефа́нта, nominative plural елефа́нти, genitive plural елефа́нтів)
Declension
editDeclension of елефа́нт (animal hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | елефа́нт elefánt |
елефа́нти elefánty |
| genitive | елефа́нта elefánta |
елефа́нтів elefántiv |
| dative | елефа́нтові, елефа́нту elefántovi, elefántu |
елефа́нтам elefántam |
| accusative | елефа́нта elefánta |
елефа́нти, елефа́нтів elefánty, elefántiv |
| instrumental | елефа́нтом elefántom |
елефа́нтами elefántamy |
| locative | елефа́нтові, елефа́нті elefántovi, elefánti |
елефа́нтах elefántax |
| vocative | елефа́нте elefánte |
елефа́нти elefánty |
Further reading
edit- “елефант”, in Зведений словник застарілих та маловживаних слів (in Ukrainian), digital edition, Kyiv: Izbornyk, 2003
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