olifan

== Old French == === Alternative forms === elefant, olifant, oliphant === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin elephantus. === Noun === olifan oblique singular, m (oblique plural olifans, nominative singular olifans, nominative plural olifan) ivory an ivory horn (used in battles) elephant (animal) ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: olifant French: olifant → Catalan: olifant → Finnish: olifantti → Norwegian: olifant → Portuguese: olifante Walloon: elefant → Breton: olifant → Middle Dutch: olifant Dutch: olifantAfrikaans: olifant→ Papiamentu: olefante, olifant → Middle English: olifant, olifaunt, oliphant, oliphaunt, olyphant (from olifan, olifant form)English: oliphant, olifant, olyfaunte, olyphant, oliphaunt→ Cornish: olifans → Middle English: elefant, elefaunt (from elefan, elefant form) English: elephant→ Hawaiian: ʻelepani→ Māori: arewhana→ Tokelauan: elefane→ Tongan: ʻelefanite→ Welsh: eliffant Scots: elephant → Manx: elefant → Middle Irish: elifaint Irish: eilifint Scottish Gaelic: ailbhean → Old Spanish: elifant, alefant, eleofantLadino: איליפ׳אנטי (elefante)Spanish: elefante→ Basque: elefante→ Chol: elefanti→ Cebuano: elepante→ Hiligaynon: elepante→ Quechua: ilijanti→ Tagalog: elepante→ Waray-Waray: elepante === See also === buisine corn