olifant

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English olifaunt, from Old French oliphaunt, from Latin elephantus. See elephant. === Noun === olifant (plural olifants) (historical) An ancient hunting horn, made of ivory. (obsolete) An elephant. ==== Translations ==== === References === olifant (instrument) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “olifant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === floatin' == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch olifant, from Middle Dutch olifant, from Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊə̯.liˌfant/ === Noun === olifant (plural olifante) elephant == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch olifant, from Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoː.liˌfɑnt/ Hyphenation: oli‧fant === Noun === olifant m (plural olifanten, diminutive olifantje n) elephant ==== Hypernyms ==== olifantachtige slurfdier ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: olifant → Papiamentu: olefante, olifant == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French olifan (literally “elephant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.li.fɑ̃/ === Noun === olifant m (plural olifants) olifant (ivory horn) === Further reading === “olifant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === olifaunt, oliphant, oliphaunt, olyphant === Etymology === Old French olifan === Noun === olifant (plural olifants) elephant ivory elephant tusk musical instrument made of elephant tusks musical instrument resembling elephant tusks ==== Descendants ==== English: oliphant, olifant, olyfaunte, olyphant, oliphaunt → Cornish: olifans == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === olifant m (definite singular olifanten, indefinite plural olifanter, definite plural olifantene) oliphaunt == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === olifant m (definite singular olifanten, indefinite plural olifantar, definite plural olifantane) oliphaunt == Old French == === Noun === olifant oblique singular, m (oblique plural olifanz or olifantz, nominative singular olifanz or olifantz, nominative plural olifant) alternative form of olifan == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French olifant. First attested in 1872. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔˈli.fant/ Rhymes: -ifant Syllabification: o‧li‧fant === Noun === olifant m inan (historical) olifant (an ancient hunting horn, made of ivory) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === olifant in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Vilamovian == === Alternative forms === elefaont === Noun === olifant m (plural olifanta) elephant