העלפֿאַנד
Yiddish
noun
Definitions
- elephant
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German hëlfant derived from Latin elephantus (elephant).
Origin
Latin
elephantus
Gloss
elephant
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
象
Emoji
🐘
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- elephant English
- elephantus Latin
- Elefant German
- Elefantenhochzeit German
- Elefantenlaus German
- Elefantenrüsselmuschel German
- Elfenbein German
- elefantös German
- elefánt Hungarian
- elefante Italian
- ἐλέφαντος, ἐλέφας Ancient Greek
- ἐλέφας Ancient Greek
- ἐλέφᾱς Ancient Greek
- *ulbanduz Proto-Germanic
- úlfaldi Old Norse
- elefant Danish
- elefant Old French
- olifan Old French
- olifant Old French
- oliphant Old French
- oliphaunt Old French
- hëlfant Middle High German
- Elefant Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- elephant Middle French
- 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *elpandu gmw-pro
- Elifant Alemannic German
- elefant Romansh
- oaljefant Western Frisian
- elefant Lower Sorbian