eilifint

Irish
eilifintí

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French elephant, learned borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās).

Noun

eilifint f (genitive singular eilifinte, nominative plural eilifintí)

  1. elephant

Declension
Declension of eilifint

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative eilifint eilifintí
Vocative a eilifint a eilifintí
Genitive eilifinte eilifintí
Dative eilifint eilifintí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an eilifint na heilifintí
Genitive na heilifinte na n-eilifintí
Dative leis an eilifint

don eilifint

 leis na heilifintí

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
eilifint n-eilifint heilifint not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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