elpendier

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch elpendier, a compound of elpend + dier, with the former component from Proto-Germanic *elpanduz (“elephant; camel”), from late Latin elephantus, from earlier Latin elephans, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas), from Proto-Berber *eḷu. Re-analyzable as elp (“ivory”) +‎ -en- +‎ dier (“animal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.pə(n)ˌdiːr/
Hyphenation: el‧pen‧dier

Noun

elpendier n (plural elpendieren, diminutive elpendiertje n)

(rare) elephant
Synonym: olifant

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