German Conversation · Level 16
88 words
German word
Elefant
Pronunciation
IPA/eleˈfant/
Meaning
- masculine nounelephant
Example
Im Zoo sehe ich einen Elefanten.
I see an elephant at the zoo.
More examples
Auf der Savanne lag ein Elefant im Schatten und ruhte.
On the savanna, an elephant lay in the shade and rested.
Core concept
A huge, wrinkled herbivore uses its long trunk like a hand to grasp food and objects.
Common phrases
einen Elefanten sehen
see an elephant
Gedächtnis eines Elefanten
an elephant's memory
Elefantenherde
herd of elephants
Similar words
Rüssel: A long, flexible organ used to grasp objects and draw in water.
Stoßzahn: A long, hard tooth that extends from the upper or lower jaw.
Definition in German
Ein sehr großes, pflanzenfressendes Säugetier mit einem kräftigen Rüssel zum Greifen und einer dicken, faltigen Haut.
Word origin
German Elefant comes through Latin elephantus from Greek elephas, entering German through earlier forms such as Middle High German elefant.
Usage tips
- Elefant is masculine, and its plural is Elefanten; the singular accusative is also Elefanten, as in den Elefanten.
Related words
- Elefantinfemale elephantnoun
- elefantischelephantineadjective
- Elefantenrüsselelephant trunknoun